Impact of Cataract Surgery on the Incidence and Progression of Dry Eye Disease

NCT06759168 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Dry eye & cataract surgery
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 12
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Relation between dry eye and cataract

Conditions

Dry Eye

Keywords

Dry eye; Cataract surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Dry eye after cataract surgery

  The incidence of new or working dry eye symptoms following cataract surgery

  1 week, 1 month and 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• risk factors to dry eye

  1 month

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Both males and females above 40- year old going cataract surgery

You may qualify if:

• patients aged above 40-years old undergoing cataract surgery
• patients without dry eye disease
• patients with mild to moderate degree of dry eye disease Both gender, male and female

You may not qualify if:

• patients aged less 40-year old undergoing cataract surgery
• patients with severe degrees of dry eye disease
• patients with autoimmune disease
• patients with chronic blepharitis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

Related Publications (2)

• Ram J, Gupta A, Brar G, Kaushik S, Gupta A. Outcomes of phacoemulsification in patients with dry eye. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2002 Aug;28(8):1386-9. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01387-1.

  PMID: 12160808 BACKGROUND

• Shaaban YM, Aziz BF. Tear film assessment before and after phacoemulsification in patients with age-related cataracts. BMC Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul 11;24(1):280. doi: 10.1186/s12886-024-03542-2.

  PMID: 38992580 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dry Eye Syndromes

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases; Eye Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Sara Nabil Habeb, resident doctor

CONTACT

+201066257137; saranabilhabeb@gmail.com

Wael Mohammed Soliman, Professor doctor

CONTACT

+201065566530; warl.soliman@med.aun.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: resident doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 30, 2024
• First Posted: January 6, 2025
• Study Start: August 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: January 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-12