Anesthetic Impregnated Bandage Soft Contact Lens (BSCL) in Pain Management After Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Compared to laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) is associated with more discomfort and requires more downtime. However, it is oftentimes considered the preferred method of refractive surgery for patients with dry eye syndrome, high refractive errors, thin corneas, or those with more active lifestyles who may be more prone to dislodging their LASIK flaps. We hypothesize that the use of bandage contact lenses soaked in proparacaine will decrease pain levels compared to solely the use of bandage contact lenses after PRK.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Beeran Meghpara, MD
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Propoxycaine; Proxymetacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All eyes approved for photorefractive keratectomy with Dr. Beeran Meghpara or Dr. Christopher Rapuano, with or without the assistance of residents.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing unilateral procedure.

• Eyes that experience complication during the photorefractive keratectomy procedure

• Patients who are pregnant or breast feeding

• Patients under 18 years of age

• Patients with a history of eye surgery or trauma and those with irregular astigmatism, keratoconus, or any other type of corneal disorder, pregnancy, diabetic retinopathy, or glaucoma.