Health Condition 1: H251- Age-related nuclear cataract Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 3: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Adjuvant HPMC 2%: Softshell technique (with HPMC 2% followed by NaH 1.4%) with HPMC injection post chopping the nucleus as an adjuvant.
Control Intervention1: without adjuvant HPMC 2%:
Sponsors
AIIMS Mangalagiri
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age more than 50 years. 2. Endothelial count more than 2000 cells/cumm. 3. Patients with nuclear sclerosis, cataract grade of 3 as per Emery Little classification. 4. Patients who is willing to undergo fellow eye cataract surgery for at least one month time 5. Normal macula examination
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Endothelial cell count less than 2000 cells/cu.mm 2. Patient who comes from far distance and may not able to come for one month follow up. 3. Presence of eye disease like unilateral uveitis, trauma, ICE, glaucoma, raised IOP more than 22 mm Hg, corneal scar, etc. 4. Nuclear sclerosis hard cataract of grade 4. 5. Single eyed. 6. Intumescent and white cataract 7. Any macular diseases
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. corneal oedema grading 2. CCT using AS OCTTimepoint: Post treatment parameters measurements at day 1, day 3, day 7 and day 30: | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post treatment parameters measurements at day 1, day 3, day 7 and day 30: 1.BCVA 2.IOP 3.Endothelial cell count 4. corneal oedema grading 5. CCT using AS OCT Timepoint: Post treatment parameters measurements at day 1, day 3, day 7 and day 30. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactShubhangi SN Prasad
AIIMS Mangalagiri
Outcome results
None listed