Health Condition 1: null- Immature cataract
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Bevel-Up group: Phacoemulsification will be done using standard protocol (direct chop)with phaco tip being held in the bevel-up position throughout the procedure
Control Intervention1:
Sponsors
Yenepoya Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged >18 years with immature cataract undergoing phacoemulsification at Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Mangaluru, India and willing to participate in the trial will be selected.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of significant ocular trauma or intraocular surgery, corneal pathology, pseudo-exfoliation syndrome, intraocular inflammation, a preoperative fully dilated pupil smaller than 6 mm , anterior chamber depth less than 2.5mm and nuclear sclerosis grade >=4.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Central corneal thicknessTimepoint: Post operative day 1, day 7 and day 30 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Phaco powerTimepoint: Intra-operative;Uncorrected distant visual acuityTimepoint: Post operative day 1, day 7 and day 30;Amount of irrigating fluid usedTimepoint: Intra-operative;Anterior chamber depthTimepoint: Post operative day 1, day 7 and day 30;Corrected distant visual acuityTimepoint: Post operative day 1, day 7 and day 30;Effective phaco timeTimepoint: Intra-operative;EFX (Effective phaco time with a specific coefficient for the transversal movement of the phaco tip expressed in seconds)Timepoint: Intra-operative;Intra-ocular pressure (Central corneal thickness corrected)Timepoint: Post operative day 1, day 7 and day 30 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSoujanya K
Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University
Outcome results
None listed