Status:

COMPLETED

Lubricating Eye Drops After Routine Cataract Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborating Sponsors:

City, University of London

King's College London

Conditions:

Dry Eye

Cataract

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

NA

Brief 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...

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to investigate the routine use of such lubricating drops in a randomized, prospective methodology in patients undergoing uncomplicated cataract surgery in the NHS setting. As ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Bilateral or unilateral cataracts requiring surgical intervention
  • Age over 18 years
  • Able to understand informed consent and the objectives of the trial
  • Not pregnant, not breast feeding
  • No previous eye surgery

Exclusion

  • age-related macula degeneration
  • glaucoma
  • previous retinal vascular disorders
  • previous retinal detachment or tear
  • any neuro-ophthalmological condition
  • any inherited retinal disorder or pathology
  • previous strabismus surgery or record of amblyopia
  • previous TIA, CVA or other vaso-occlusive disease
  • already enrolled in another study
  • already on prescribed lubricating drops

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 24 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

79 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04465071

Start Date

February 24 2020

End Date

August 31 2022

Last Update

September 13 2023

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Guys' and St.Thomas' Hospital

London, United Kingdom