Are topical steroids essential after an uneventful cataract surgery?
| Autor: | Nishino M; Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan., Eguchi H, Iwata A, Shiota H, Tanaka M, Tanaka T |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The journal of medical investigation : JMI [J Med Invest] 2009 Feb; Vol. 56 (1-2), pp. 11-5. |
| DOI: | 10.2152/jmi.56.11 |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: To access the necessity of topical steroids after uneventful cataract surgery, phaco-emulsification/aspiration plus intraocular lens (PEA+IOL) implantation. Design: Single-blind, randomized, prospective study. Participants: Twenty-one patients were prospectively randomized, 11 patients were assigned to the steroid group, and 10 to the non-steroid group. Methods: Between March and September 2007, in Mino Tanaka Hospital in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, we performed PEA+IOL in 28 eyes of 21 patients and examined the visual acuity, corneal endothelium cell density, and anterior aqueous flare value after dividing all the patients into 2 groups, the topical steroid use and the non-steroid group. Results: At 1 month postoperatively, no difference was observed between the 2 groups in terms of the outcomes described, and no cystoid macular edema was detected. Conclusion: Topical steroid medication may not be absolutely essential after uneventful PEA+IOL. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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