Lubricating Eye Drops After Routine Cataract Surgery

• Status: Suspended
• Trial end date: 2021-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Patient satisfaction and dry symptoms in patients undergoing routine uncomplicated cataract surgery in NHS patients treated with prophylactic phosphate-free, preservative-free lubricant eye drops (0.3% cross linked sodium hyaluronate, AEONTM Protect Plus and0.15% Sodium Hyalu-ronate with vitamins A and E, AEONTM Repair): A randomized, prospective, controlled study.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
• Collaborators: City, University of London; King's College London
• Treatments: Lubricant Eye Drops; Ophthalmic Solutions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Bilateral or unilateral cataracts requiring surgical intervention

2. Age over 18 years

3. Able to understand informed consent and the objectives of the trial

4. Not pregnant, not breast feeding

5. No previous eye surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

1. age-related macula degeneration

2. glaucoma

3. previous retinal vascular disorders

4. previous retinal detachment or tear

5. any neuro-ophthalmological condition

6. any inherited retinal disorder or pathology

7. previous strabismus surgery or record of amblyopia

8. previous TIA, CVA or other vaso-occlusive disease

9. already enrolled in another study

10. already on prescribed lubricating drops