Effect of Artificial Tears on Biometry

Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM)

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 4

Conditions: Cataract

Treatments: Drug: Systane Complete

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04230720

19-11021101

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if measurements for cataract surgery are improved with use of additional lubrication with artificial tears. The research study is being done to optimize measurements and provide patients with the best visual outcomes after cataract surgery.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female ≥ 18 years of age
• Documentation of bilateral age-related senile cataracts diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

• Patients currently using regularly scheduled artificial tears. Patients with infrequent or irregular use of artificial tears may not be excluded from the study.
• Patients using contact lenses.
• Patients with any other surface pathology affecting corneal biometric measurements determined with slit-lamp examination or medical history.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Artificial Tears

Experimental group

Description:

One eye of each participant is randomized to receive Systane Complete artificial tears 4 times a day for 14 days

Treatment:

Drug: Systane Complete

No Artificial Tears

No Intervention group

Description:

One eye of each participant is randomized to receive no artificial tears for 14 days