Active clinical trials for "Cataract"

This trial will be designed as a multi-center randomized non-inferiority clinical trial to demonstrate safety and efficacy of the FEMTO LDV Z8 laser for cataract surgery in a Chinese population in China compared to the conventional technique.

Patients at least 40 years of age who are undergoing cataract surgery will be randomized to receive treatment with one of two dose levels of dexamethasone ophthalmic suspension eye drops to determine if the drops decrease inflammation inside the eye and are safe after cataract surgery.

Although topical anesthesia by eye drops for cataract surgery is a non-invasive technique but it may provide insufficient anesthesia which requires the intraoperative use of additional topical local anesthetics and raises the need for sedation.

Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide. Since the introduction of phacoemulsification to remove the cataractous lens, risk and complication rates of cataract surgery decreased significantly. The phacoemulsification technique utilizes a high-intensity ultrasound energy for the fragmentation and emulsification of the lens. One of the main complications during phacoemulsification, is damaging of the endothelium due to contact with lens fragments of the nucleus following turbulent flow of irrigating solution, resulting in corneal damage, inflammation of the endothelium and corneal edema. In this study we want to evaluate the effect of the anterior capsule, gained by capsular rhexis, as a corneal shield during phacoemulsification on the corneal endothelium.

Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide. In fact, in 2017, 3.8 million cataracts procedures were performed in the US. Despite of surgical advances, pain and inflammation after ophthalmic surgery continues to be a burden on both patients and physicians. The treatment of postoperative pain is essential for hospitalized patients, but it is even more important for patients who are treated on an outpatient basis. This study will compare the efficacy and safety of clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05% to placebo, when administering one drop four times a day during 14 days after routine unilateral cataract surgery. Participants will undergo routine cataract surgery according to the ophthalmologist's normal procedures. Overall, 210 participants are planned to take part in the study. They will be screened across 20 centers in the US. Participants who experience postoperative inflammation on the first day following routine cataract surgery and who meet all other eligibility criteria will be randomly assigned by chance to one of two study groups in a 2:1 ratio to receive either clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05 % (N=140) or placebo (N=70) for the treatment of inflammation and pain associated with cataract surgery. Six (6) study visits are planned: Visit -1 (Screening), Visit 1 (Baseline; 24h after the surgery), Visit 2 (Day 3), Visit 3 (Day 8), Visit 4 (Day 15), and Visit 5 (Day 29). The ophthalmologist will administer the first dose of the study medication 24 hours after the surgery, at the end of the Baseline visit, at the study center. Study medication will be then dispensed to patients for self-administration during the study at a dosage of one drop four times a day, during 14 days. Direct instillation is the most efficient method for delivery to the ocular surface and is an accepted and widely used method for topical application to the eye. This study will examine effect and tolerability for 14 days of clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05% dosed four times a day. This study is being conducted to support an application for approval to market clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05% in the US for the indication of inflammation and pain after ocular surgery. The reference (comparator) product in this study, the vehicle, is expected to provide a lower efficacy rate when compared to clobetasol 0.05%.

The Kahook Dual Blade is a single-use device specially designed to create a clean cut in the trabecular meshwork. This ablation in the trabecular meshwork allows a better outflow of the aqueous humor, thus reducing the intraocular pressure (IOP), theoretically beyond the IOP reduction achieved by other minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) devices. Studies already published showed good results in terms of the reduction of the number of glaucoma medications and the reduction in the IOP, but not a single study has been performed prospectively comparing the efficacy of the technique, not even with the cataract surgery.

This is a post-approval, open-label, randomized, self-controlled prospective clinical study to evaluate the safety and ocular efficacy of Dexycu in controlling postoperative ocular pain and inflammation associated with cataract surgery.

The purpose of this study is to clinically confirm the rotational stability of a modified AcrySof IQ toric intraocular lens (IOL) in a Japanese population.

Objective: Zaire ebolavirus is a single-stranded RNA virus associated with high morbidity and mortality. The most recent epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa resulted in over 11,000 deaths and disabling sequelae among survivors, among which eye complications are highly represented. Chronic intraocular inflammation and viral persistence may result in posterior synechiae and cataract formation, resulting in loss of visual acuity and requiring surgical intervention to resolve. Approximately one out of ten Ebola survivors present with cataract, most of whom will require intraocular surgery during their lifetime, and many of whom require intervention in the near future to regain quality of life. For survivors who are blind from cataract, cataract extraction is necessary to restore visual function, allow reintegration into society and facilitate performance of activities of daily living. However, surgical parameters among Ebola survivors are unknown, including whether Ebola viral RNA persists in aqueous humor, whether additional anti-inflammatory medication is needed, and the expected degree of improvement in visual function. Moreover, sites of viral persistence are unknown, and it is unclear if lens tissues removed during cataract surgery may harbor virus in Ebola-affected eyes. We propose following EVD survivors and control subjects undergoing cataract surgery to determine visual outcomes among Ebola survivors and explore detection of the presence of virus in lens tissues. The data will inform both future surgical intervention and aid in the understanding of the pathophysiology of Ebola-associated eye disease. Study Population: Up to 60 Ebola survivors and up to 60 controls will be enrolled. The accrual ceiling is 120 participants. Design: This is a prospective, natural history study to evaluate the persistence of Ebola viral RNA in the eyes of Ebola survivors and assess the response to cataract surgery in survivors as compared to controls. EVD survivors will first undergo assessment of aqueous humor for the presence of viral RNA. Survivors testing negative for viral RNA and control subjects will undergo clinically indicated cataract surgery. Subjects will be evaluated 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after surgery for safety and visual outcome assessments, and more often as clinically indicated. Outcome Measures: The primary outcomes are: 1) the proportion of EVD survivors with evidence of persistence of Ebola viral RNA in ocular tissue and 2) the comparison of amount of intraocular inflammation, as measured by average grade of anterior chamber cell by SUN criteria, between EVD survivors and controls at 1 month and 3 months following cataract surgery. Secondary outcomes include: 1) the proportion of survivors with at least 20/40 best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) after cataract surgery, relative to controls; 2) impact of the covariates age and gender on viral persistence and cataract outcomes; 3) post-operative optical coherence tomography results in EVD survivors.

In With increased patients' demand for a spectacle-free lifestyle and technological advancements, cataract surgery with multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation has become an effective solution for correcting presbyopia in patients who want to maintain their full range of vision. Conventional bifocal IOLs used either refractive or diffractive optics to split the light and create 2 principal focal points, thus providing functional vision at distance and near. This simultaneous imaging principle produces a sharp image that is overlaid by a secondary blurred out-of focus image, so these IOLs inherently produce a deterioration in contrast sensitivity and unwanted photic phenomena such as glare and halos. Additionally, studies reported insufficient intermediate vision with bifocal IOLs. There is an increasing desire for spectacle independence at intermediate distance, especially due to the increased use of computers and smartphones. Trifocal IOLs were introduced to the market in 2010 and participants provide an additional, third focal point to improve intermediate vision without compromising distance and near vision. However, participants are still vulnerable to decreased contrast sensitivity and photic phenomena due to the IOL's mechanism of splitting the light into discrete focal points. An extended depth of focus (EDOF) technology was recently introduced with the aim to improve intermediate vision while maintaining image contrast. The diffractive echelette design, embedded on its posterior optical surface, extends the range of vision and the achromatic technology reduces corneal chromatic aberrations to enhance retinal image quality and improve contrast sensitivity. The elongated focus allows imaging in a continuous range of vision without overlapping near and far images, and therefore theoretically would provide a more consistent distance and intermediate vision with less dysphotopsia. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical outcome of patients bilaterally implanted with either Tecnis Symfony or Tecnis Symfony toric extended range of vision IOLs (Johnson & Johnson Vision, Santa Ana, CA, USA) in terms of visual performance at different distances, spectacle independence, photic phenomena, and patient satisfaction.