Preoperative Cataract Pupillary Dilation: Inpatient At The Ambulatory Surgery Center vs Outpatient Dilation Prior To Arrival At The Ambulatory Surgery Center

Northwest Kansas Surgery Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pupil Dilation Prior to Cataract Surgery Out-patient; Pupil Dilation Prior to Cataract Surgery In-patient

Treatments: Other: Pupil dilation with phenylephrine 10% vs cyclopentolate 2%

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01169688

NWKSC_2007_01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was done to compare efficacy, safety and efficiencies of various methods of pupil dilation prior to cataract surgery.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ability to self administer eye or have a helper for the task of administering eye drops.
• Ability to follow and eye drop administration schedule.
• No noted ocular abnormalities.
• Bilateral cataract surgery anticipated.

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to self administer eye drops or have assistance with eye drop administration.
• Health problems that would contraindicate self administration of dilating eye drops such as poor cardiovascular or respiratory status.