Overview

Postoperative Pain Control Following Vitreoretinal Surgery

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-12-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate if patients receiving a steroid (triamcinolone acetonide) combined with local anesthesia and antibiotic following retina surgery have better postoperative pain control those receiving local anesthesia and antibiotic alone.
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Treatments:
Anesthetics
Bupivacaine
Triamcinolone
Triamcinolone Acetonide
Triamcinolone diacetate
Triamcinolone hexacetonide
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery at the Emory Eye Center Ambulatory Surgery
Center and Emory University Hospital by retina attending faculty surgeons

Exclusion Criteria:

- Unable to verbalize level of pain control

- Pediatric patients (<18 years old)

- Glaucoma, ocular hypertension, or glaucoma suspects

- Allergy to local anesthetic

- Pre-existing chronic pain requiring narcotic pain medication

- Drug addiction

- Impaired periorbital sensation (history of herpes simplex, zoster, corneal graft)