Effect of Chitosan-N-Acetylcysteine on IOL-power Prior to Cataract Surgery
Eye Diseases
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Eye Diseases
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age older than 18 years
- Corneal staining (marked to severe; NEI grading scale >=10)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Usage of eye drops other than lubricants (e.g. antibiotics, steroids, cyclosporin-A)
- Usage of systemic antibiotic therapy 7
- Any pathology of the ocular surface except dry eye disease (e.g. corneal scarring, cornea ectasia)
- Ocular surgery within prior 3 months
- Preceding refractive surgery (e.g. LASIK)
- Ocular injury within prior 3 months
- Ocular herpes of eye or eyelid within prior 3 months
- Active ocular infection
- Active ocular inflammation or history of chronic, recurrent ocular inflammation within prior 3 months
- Eyelid abnormalities that affect lid function
- Ocular surface abnormality that may compromise corneal integrity
- Pregnancy and nursing women (in women of childbearing age a pregnancy test will be performed before inclusion into the study)
Sites / Locations
- Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Eye 1
Eye 2
The contralateral eye serves as the control eye. After the baseline examination and the follow-up examination one hour later, patients will be released with a prescription of one drop of Lacrimera® into the study eye per day in the evening and with one drop of single-use preservative-free hyaluronic acid containing eye drops (Hylo-Vision® sine) into the control eye three times a day for 14 consecutive days.
The contralateral eye serves as the control eye. After the baseline examination and the follow-up examination one hour later, patients will be released with a prescription of one drop of Lacrimera® into the study eye per day in the evening and with one drop of single-use preservative-free hyaluronic acid containing eye drops (Hylo-Vision® sine) into the control eye three times a day for 14 consecutive days.