Postoperative Discomfort and Ocular Redness Following Phacoemulsification Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Primary objective of the study is the assessment of the patients' discomfort and ocular redness following cataract extraction surgery by means of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Democritus University of Thrace
• Treatments: Tobramycin, Dexamethasone Drug Combination

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of senile cataract with stage 2 or 3 nuclear opalescence according to the - Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS-3) grading scale

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Endothelial cell count less than 1900,

2. Glaucoma,

3. IOP-lowering medications,

4. Former incisional surgery,

5. Former diagnosis of corneal disease,

6. Diabetes or autoimmune diseases

7. Former diagnosis of dry eye disease