Conditions: Dry Eye Syndromes Cataract
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 180
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This study will evaluate the effect of sodium carboxymethylcellulose eye drops in the treatment of dry eye after cataract surgery.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Sodium carboxymethylcellulose (Refresh Liquigel®) 1 drop in the study eye 4 times a day for 30 days plus conventional therapy of levofloxacin for 7 days post-cataract surgery and prednisolone for 30 days post-cataract surgery each in the study eye up to 4 times a day. arm 2: Conventional therapy of levofloxacin for 7 days post-cataract surgery and prednisolone for 30 days post-cataract surgery each in the study eye up to 4 times a day.

Interventions: intervention 1: Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose intervention 2: Levofloxacin intervention 3: Prednisolone
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Sodium carboxymethylcellulose (Refresh Liquigel®) 1 drop in the study eye 4 times a day for 30 days post-cataract surgery. intervention 2: Levofloxacin 1 drop in the study eye 3 times a day for 7 days post-cataract surgery. intervention 3: Prednisolone 1 drop in the study eye 4 times a day for the 1st week post surgery, 3 times a day for the 2nd week post surgery, 2 times a day for the 3rd week post surgery, and 1 time a day for the 4th week post surgery.

Protocol document: