Health Condition 1: H590- Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who will present with senile cataracts during the study period but also have no history of dry eye syndrome 2.Patients giving their consent for the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with prior systemic diseases or syndromes associated with dry eye (example: diabetes mellitus, hypertension, deficiency of Vitamin A, diseases related to thyroid) 2.Patients who are on medications which have an additional side effect of causing ocular dryness (eg: diuretics, psychotropic’s, antihistaminic, antidepressants, decongestants, beta blocker drugs, diuretics, and aspirin)(6) 3.Patients who wear contact lens 4.patients with various adnexal disorders, anterior or posterior segment disorders that affect the stability and secretion of tears, patients on topical antiglaucoma medications that leads to ocular drying 5.conjunctivitis Which is chronic in nature 6.patients having small pupil or pupil which is difficult to dilate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| dryness evaluation by tear film break up time, visual acuity, dryness evaluation by Schirmers test, dryness evaluation by tear meniscus height, ocular surface disease index questionnaire for evaluating symptoms of dryness.Timepoint: day 1, day 7 and day 30 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. dry eye 2. post operative inflammation 3. endophthalmitisTimepoint: day 30, day 60 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDiksha Garg
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research
Outcome results
None listed