Local Moxifloxacin and Povidone Iodine Versus Povidone Iodine Alone as a Prophylaxis Before Eye Operations

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2007-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The hypothesis is that povidone iodine alone is sufficient for sterilization of the lacrimal sac and eye lids before intraocular surgeries. Patients admitted for various intraocular surgeries will be randomly allocated to prophylactic local therapy with either moxifloxacin and povidone iodine or povidone iodine alone before surgery. Lacrimal sac and eye lid cultures will be obtained before the local therapy and just before surgery.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
• Treatments: Iodine; Moxifloxacin; Norgestimate, ethinyl estradiol drug combination; Povidone; Povidone-Iodine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age > 20 years.

• Various intraocular surgeries

Exclusion Criteria:

• Need for emergency therapy, immunosuppression, any malignancy, psychomotor retardation, drug and alcohol abuse.