Corneal Thickness and Anterior Chamber Flare After Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Five Regimens for Anti-Inflammatory Prophylaxis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the relationship between early post-operative anterior chamber inflammation (aqueous flare) and central corneal thickness (CCT) after cataract surgery and to evaluate the effect of anti-inflammatory prophylaxis on CCT.

Setting

Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, University Hospital Copenhagen, Denmark.

Design

Post-hoc analysis of a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Patients and methods

A total of 470 participants who underwent standard cataract surgery were randomly allocated to prophylactic treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID, groups C and D) or a combination of NSAID and steroid eye drops (groups A and B), commenced either pre-operatively (A and C) or post-operatively on the day of surgery

SUBMITTER: Hansen NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8254546 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature