Diclofenac vs Dexamethasone in Combined Surgery

Sheba Medical Center50 enrolled

Overview

To study the effect of Diclofenac drops or Dexamethasone drops on combined surgery of trabeculectomy and cataract surgery.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Glaucoma Cataract

Interventions

diclofenac dropsDRUG

one drop 4 times a day for 3 months

dexamethasone sodium phosphate 0.1% eye dropsDRUG

for first week after the operation : one drop 6 times a day. Then tapering by reducing one drop for a week

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for combines surgery of trabeculectomy and cataract surgery Exclusion Criteria: * severe complicated surgery like vitreal loss, expulsive hemorrhage, endophthalmitis

Locations (1)

Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medcial Center

Tel Litwinsky, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

intraocular pressure

Time frame: year

Secondary Outcomes

the number of antiglaucoma medications

Time frame: year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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