Health Condition 1: H252- Age-related cataract, morgagnian type Health Condition 2: H250- Age-related incipient cataract Health Condition 3: H251- Age-related nuclear cataract Health Condition 4: H258- Other age-related cataract
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Video Counselling: A 1.23 minutes video in regional language will be played through headphones 15 minutes prior to the surgery
Control Intervention1: Verbal Counselling: A standard verb
Sponsors
Aravind Eye Hospital Pondicherry
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Patients undergoing phacoemulsification cataract surgery 2 Patients who can read write and speak Tamil 3 Patient who have signed the informed consent form 4 Patients who have Nuclear Sclerosis of grade I II III 5 Patients who have Nuclear Opalescence of grade I II III 6 Patients who have Posterior Subcapsular Cataract of any grade 7 Patients who have not undergone Cataract surgery before
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Recent Myocardial infarction 2 Hard of hearing 3 Previous ocular surgery 4 Second eye cataract surgery 5 Psychiatric patients 6 Stroke 7 Chronic renal failure 8 Traumatic cataract 9 Patients who have Nuclear Sclerosis Cataract Grade IV 10 Patients who have Nuclear Opalescence Cataract Grade IV 11 Patients who have Posterior Polar Cataract 12 Hypertensive patients
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We believe we will get an insight on patients experience and comfort level of surgeon during the cataract surgeryTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| This study will throw light on the best method of counselling patients undergoing phacoemulsification surgery under topical anesthesiaTimepoint: At Baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Merlin Benzy
Aravind Eye Hospital Pondicherry
Outcome results
None listed