The investigators performed this study to investigate pain prevention of preoperative topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in photorefractive keratectomy(PRK) using time serial pain scoring.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
94
On operation day, the patients were randomly assigned to one of the following two groups: group KO,preoperative application of topical ketorolac 0.5% (Acular®, Allergan Inc, Irvine, CA) in one eye and topical ofloxacin 0.3% (Ocuflox®, SamilInc, Seoul, Korea)in the other eye; group DO, topical diclofenac 0.1% (Voltaren®, Novartis, Bern, Switzerland) in one eye and ofloxacin 0.3% in the other eye. Neither the surgeon nor the participants knew which ophthalmic would go to which eye. A randomly assigned ophthalmic was instilled into right eye first three times by 1 minute interval 30 minutes prior to operation and the other ophthalmic was instilled into left eye with the same manner 10 minute later.
On operation day, the patients were randomly assigned to one of the following two groups: group KO,preoperative application of topical ketorolac 0.5% (Acular®, Allergan Inc, Irvine, CA) in one eye and topical ofloxacin 0.3% (Ocuflox®, SamilInc, Seoul, Korea)in the other eye; group DO, topical diclofenac 0.1% (Voltaren®, Novartis, Bern, Switzerland) in one eye and ofloxacin 0.3% in the other eye. Neither the surgeon nor the participants knew which ophthalmic would go to which eye. A randomly assigned ophthalmic was instilled into right eye first three times by 1 minute interval 30 minutes prior to operation and the other ophthalmic was instilled into left eye with the same manner 10 minute later.
Departement of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Pain score using visual analog scale(VAS) of each topical NSAIDs pre-treated eyes.
Through these postoperative pain score which rated time serially, the effect of pre-treated topical NSAIDs(ketorolac and diclofenac) could be investigated on relieving postoperative pain after PRK.
Time frame: Change the VAS level at 6, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, and 96 hours after ketorolac in photorefractive keratectomy(PRK)
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