Clinical Analysis of Ocular Parameters Contributing to Intraoperative Pain During Standard Phacoemulsification

Kyungpook National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Phacoemulsification

Treatments: Device: Phacoemulsification

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03031652

KNUH

Details and patient eligibility

About

Charts of 142 patients who underwent standard phacoemulsification under topical anesthesia between March and August 2016 were reviewed. The pain during phacoemulsification and 1 h after surgery was assessed and compared using a visual analog scale.

Full description

Patients scheduled for elective phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation with the Infiniti Vision System (Alcon, Fort Worth, USA) were included. All operations were performed in Kyungpook National University Hospital by the same surgeon between March and August 2016.

Enrollment: 142 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients underwent phacoemulsification with topical anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who needed general anesthesia or were taking medications capable of affecting perceived pain
• Patients who had traumatic cataract and/or conditions likely to require vitrectomy and trans-scleral fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lens

Trial design

142 participants in 1 patient group

Enrolled group

Description:

Patients who had senile cataract and underwent phacoemulsification with topical anesthesia.

Treatment:

Device: Phacoemulsification