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.
Participants will be recruited from the Cataract Service of the University Hospital of Alexandroupolis (UHA) in a consecutive-if-eligible basis. By means of a custom computer randomization program all participants will randomly populate either study group (who will receive Systane Ultra as additional postoperative treatment) and control group (who will receive standard postoperative treatment).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
Further to standard medication (tobradex quid for 20 days), participants were administered Systane Ultra quid for 2 months
Standard medication (tobradex quid for 20 days)
Eye Institute Of thrace
Alexandroupoli, Evros, Greece
Foreign body sensation
Foreign body sensation will be assessed by a direct 5-scale, Likert type question that will be addressed to the participants at the 30th postoperative day
Time frame: 1 month postoperatively
Ocular Redness
Ocular redness will be assessed by means of a validated photographic chart
Time frame: 7 days postoperatively
Corneal Sensitivity
Corneal Sensitivity will be assessed by Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer at the 7th and 30th postoperative day
Time frame: 1 month postoperatively
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