Patients at least 40 years of age who are undergoing cataract surgery will be randomized to receive treatment with one of four groups of dexamethasone ophthalmic suspension or placebo eye drops to determine if the drops decrease inflammation and pain inside the eye and are safe after cataract surgery.
"Patients undergoing traditional cataract surgery routinely develop inflammation and pain. This study will evaluate 4 arms of either dexamethasone or placebo.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Dexamethasone ophthalmic suspension dose 1
Dexamethasone ophthalmic suspension dose 2
Placebo suspension dose 1
Centre De. Oftalmologia
San Salvador, El Salvador
Ocular inflammation
Measuring Anterior Cell Count
Time frame: Day 8
Ocular Pain
Measuring patient ocular pain using an 11-point visual scale
Time frame: Day 8
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Placebo suspension dose 2