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Clinical Efficacy of Intense Pulsed Light(IPL) Procedure in Dry Eye Patient

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Samsung Medical Center

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Dry Eye Syndromes

Treatments

Procedure: IPL

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04391907
2019-07-016

Details and patient eligibility

About

Clinical efficacy of Intense Pulsed Light(IPL) procedure in dry eye patients with meibomian gland dysfunction prior to cataract surgery.

Full description

IPL procedure is a device used for symptom relief and treatment of dry eye syndrome caused by meibomian gland dysfunction in adults, and its safety and long-term effects have been confirmed. The purpose of this study is to determine whether this procedure before cataract surgery is effective in improving the symptoms of dry eye syndrome after cataract surgery.

Sex

All

Ages

21+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. A patient at the age of 21 cataract surgery
  2. A patient has the visual potential of 20/25 or better in each eye after cataract removal
  3. Dry eye patient by meibomian gland dysfunction
  4. Written informed consent to surgery and participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

  1. Eye damage, active eye infection
  2. Uncontrolled health problem
  3. Wear contact lens within one month
  4. Allergic reactions of fluorescein sodium or ophtalmic anesthetic
  5. Eye surgery and trauma in the last six months
  6. Eye disease, structural abnormality
  7. If there is a cause of vision loss other than cataracts
  8. Under 20/25 expect vision
  9. Under the age of 20 years of age
  10. Pregnant woman and lactating woman
  11. Medical conditions in which IPL is contraindicated

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

0 participants in 2 patient groups

IPL group
Active Comparator group
Description:
Subject who have intense pulsed light (IPL) laser 2 twice 1-6 weeks before cataract surgery
Treatment:
Procedure: IPL
Non-IPL group
No Intervention group
Description:
Subject who do not have intense pulsed light (IPL) laser before cataract surgery

Trial contacts and locations

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