Acular LS vs. Nevanac in Post op Inflammation Following Cataract Surgery

Innovative Medical

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Cataract

Treatments: Drug: Ketorolac, Nepafenac

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00348582

5217

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes, safety and efficacy in patients randomized to receive either ketorolac or nepafanac following cataract surgery.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• · Male or female > 18 years of age scheduled to undergo cataract surgery

  • Must be in good general health. Patients with systemic diseases will be enrolled only if there are no ocular manifestations of their disease (ie diabetics with normal retinal exams)
  • Ability to provide informed consent and likely to complete all study visits

Exclusion criteria

• · Known contraindication to any study medication or any of their components

  • Uncontrolled systemic disease
  • Required use of ocular medications other than the study medications during the study
  • Abnormal pre-operative OCTs if obtainable
  • Diabetic patients
  • Use of oral NSAIDS
  • Patients with ocular disease (macula degeneration, glaucoma, corneal disease) which reduces the potential visual rehabilitation (patients will ocular disease that will no preclude achievement of a 20/20 visual outcome may be included)..