Impact of 0.1% and 0.2% Sodium Hyaluronate on Postoperative Discomfort Following Phacoemulsification Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-09-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Primary objective of the study is the assessment of the patients' discomfort following cataract extraction surgery by means of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Democritus University of Thrace
• Collaborators: Athinaiki General Clinic; George Papanicolaou Hospital; Naval Hospital, Athens
• Treatments: Hyaluronic Acid; Lubricant Eye Drops

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of senile cataract with stage 2 or 3 nuclear opalescence according to the - Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS-3) grading scale

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis or evidence of dry-eye-disease (DED)

2. IOP-lowering medications

3. Former incisional surgery

4. Former diagnosis of corneal disease

5. Diabetes

6. Autoimmune diseases

7. Mental diseases