Health Condition 1: Q120- Congenital cataract
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: suture used during pediatric cataract: eyes undergoing pediatric cataract surgery and suturing with 10-0 nylon
Control Intervention1: Suturing with 10-0 vicryl
: Eyes undergoing paediat
Sponsors
Maulana Azad Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients in the age group of 1 to 12 yrs with visually significant congenital or developmental cataract
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Traumatic cataract 2. Lens coloboma, microspherophakia, scleroderma 3. Subluxated lens, ectopia lentis 5. Complicated cataract e.g.: cataract following uveitis, high myopia, hereditary retinal dystrophies like retinitis pigmentosa etc. 6. Posterior segment pathologies like RD, PHPV, colobomas etc. 7. Signs of ocular or periocular infection. 8. Systemic diseases which increase the risk of infections like diabetes mellitus, collagen vascular disorders, mucopolysaccharidosis, patients on immunosuppressive drugs or suffering from immunocompromised diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of suture remova with 10-0 vicryl vs 10-0 nylon after paediatric cataract surgeryTimepoint: 6 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To compare the post-operative astigmatism after pediatric cataract surgery at 6 weeks post-operatively in both the groups. 2. To assess postoperative suture-related complications like loose sutures, vascularisation, mucous collections, infiltrates & early suture breakage (if any) in both the groups within 6 weeks.Timepoint: 6 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Aparna Soman
Maulana Azad Medical College
Outcome results
None listed