This is a post-approval, open-label, randomized, self-controlled prospective clinical study to evaluate the safety and ocular efficacy of Dexycu in controlling postoperative ocular pain and inflammation associated with cataract surgery.
On initial consultation, each study subject will be randomized by a table in the possession of investigators to receive one of two treatment groups, either experimental or control in the first eye. The second eye will undergo cataract surgery approximately 2 weeks later and will be treated with the other treatment group: Dexycu Group: A total of 30 study subjects will have Dexycu intracameral dexamethasone placed in their scheduled surgical eye at the time of surgery and will receive 50 micrograms of intracameral moxifloxacin at the conclusion of the procedure. They will take Prolensa each day after surgery for 4 weeks. Control Group: A total of 30 study subjects will receive topical moxifloxacin 0.5% four times per day 1 day prior to surgery and for ten days postoperatively, Prolensa every day 1 day prior to surgery and for 4 weeks postoperatively, and prednisolone acetate 1.0% four times per day starting at the conclusion of cataract surgery for 2 weeks and twice per day for 2 weeks in their scheduled surgical eye.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
31
To evaluate the safety and ocular efficacy of Dexycu.
To evaluate the safety and ocular efficacy, and patient acceptance of post cataract surgery drug treatment regimen that minimizes topical medications.
Harvard Eye Associates
Laguna Hills, California, United States
Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island
Garden City, New York, United States
Patient preference for medication protocol in 30 randomized subjects
Patient preference for medication protocol between the two eyes, as reported based on the question, "Thinking about your overall experience taking medications in each eye after surgery, which eye did you prefer? Questionnaire
Time frame: Day 28
Subject evaluation of postop ocular pain in 30 randomized subjects
Study subject evaluation of post-op ocular pain.
Time frame: Day 28
Summed Ocular Inflammation Score in 30 randomized subjects
Summed Ocular Inflammation Score (sum of the mean anterior chamber cells and anterior flare score)
Time frame: Day 28
Medication cost in 30 randomized subjects
Cost of medications to the patient (patient-reported)
Time frame: Day 28
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