Evaluation of Tear Film Lipid Layer Thickness Change After Cataract Surgery

Cataract Patients Clinical Trial

Official title: Evaluation of Tear Film Lipid Layer Thickness Change After Cataract Surgery

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will compare cataract patients before and after phacoemulsification. Evaluations will be performed before and 1 and 3 months following cataract surgery, including measurement of tear film lipid layer thickness, tear film break up time, Schirmer test, corneal and conjunctival fluorescein staining, examination of lid margins and meibomian glands, and the Ocular Surface Disease Index.

Clinical Trial Description

n/a

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Capsule Opacification
• Cataract
• Cataract Patients

• NCT number: NCT02567565
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]
• Source: Yonsei University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2015
• Completion date: October 2015