Not yet recruiting NCT06759168
Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Incidence and Progression of Dry Eye Disease
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Dry Eye. Basic parameters: from 40 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Relation between dry eye and cataract
Detailed description
Study the impact of cataract surgery on the incidence and progression of dry eye disease
Primary outcome measures
- Dry eye after cataract surgery [Time frame: 1 week, 1 month and 3 months]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- risk factors to dry eye [Time frame: 1 month]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- patients aged above 40-years old undergoing cataract surgery
- patients without dry eye disease
- patients with mild to moderate degree of dry eye disease Both gender, male and female
Exclusion criteria
- patients aged less 40-year old undergoing cataract surgery
- patients with severe degrees of dry eye disease
- patients with autoimmune disease
- patients with chronic blepharitis
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Ram J, Gupta A, Brar G, Kaushik S, Gupta A. Outcomes of phacoemulsification in patients with dry eye. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2002 Aug;28(8):1386-9. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01387-1. PMID 12160808
- Shaaban YM, Aziz BF. Tear film assessment before and after phacoemulsification in patients with age-related cataracts. BMC Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul 11;24(1):280. doi: 10.1186/s12886-024-03542-2. PMID 38992580
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06759168 · Dry eye & cataract surgery