Cataract
Conditions
Keywords
anterior chamber flare, cataract, intraocular pressure, micro-instrument, photograph-based atlas, visual, training nurse
Brief summary
Aims and objectives The purpose of this study was to develop an atlas to explore the effect of micro-instrument cleaning on the safety of cataract surgery. Background Cataract surgery safety is affected by many factors, the most influential of which is the quality of instrument cleaning. Previous studies focused on the reaction in the eye after cataract surgery. None offered a solution for manually cleaning ophthalmic micro-instruments or response data for surgical instruments after cataract surgery. Design The study was designed to collect quantitative data derived from postoperative ocular evaluation. Methods We developed an atlas that details micro-instrument cleaning that could be used to train nurses to have this skill. A total of 120 cataract patients were divided evenly into experimental and control groups. In the experimental group, cataract surgery was undertaken using microsurgical instruments that were cleaned by the atlas-trained nurses. In the control group, micro-instruments were used that had been cleaned by non-atlas-trained nurses. All the patients underwent the same postoperative tests: anterior chamber cell counts and visual and intraocular pressures on postoperative days (PODs) 1, 3, 7, and 14.
Detailed description
A single surgeon conducted all of the surgery and follow-up all patients
Interventions
OTHERatlas of micro-instrument
Nurses after training can improve the instrument cleaning quality, reduce the reaction after cataract surgery
Sponsors
Hua Liu
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to 88 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Cataract patients
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with metabolic disease, immune disease, and/or retinopathy were not included in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the numbers of anterior chamber cells after cataract surgery. | within the 14 days after surgery | the numbers of anterior chamber cell counts within the 14 days after surgery |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the change of vision after cataract surgery | within the 14 days after surgery | the change of vision after cataract surgery within the 14 days after surgery |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the change of intraocular pressure after cataract surgery | within the 14 days after surgery | the change of intraocular pressure after cataract surgery within the 14 days after surgery |
Outcome results
None listed