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ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology

Topical Bromfenac Sodium in Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery.

María Camila Aguilar Sierra, Rosa Alvarado-Villacorta, Claudia Palacio Pastrana

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Article in Journal of current ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

María Camila Aguilar SierraAnterior Segment Department, Fundacion Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Luz, Mexico.
Rosa Alvarado-VillacortaCornea and Refractive Department, Asociacion Para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico, Mexico.
Claudia Palacio PastranaAnterior Segment Department, Fundacion Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Luz, Mexico.
Asociacion Para Evitar la Ceguera en México Hospital Dr. Luis Sánchez Bulnes · MX

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the effect of preoperative 0.09% bromfenac ophthalmic solution for the reduction of intraoperative miosis and pain in patients who have undergone femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.

methodsThis prospective randomized clinical study included 65 patients with senile cataracts in the absence of significant ocular comorbidity. The patients received 0.09% bromfenac ophthalmic solution or control placebo twice a day for 3 days before surgery. Pupil diameter was measured at the initiation and finalization of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, and pain quantification was assessed by an analogous pain scale after one day of follow-up.

resultsA total of 65 patients were randomly divided into two groups. Five patients were excluded due to defective coupling with the laser interface. Each of the 60 patients was randomized to receive preoperative topical treatment with either 0.09% bromfenac or 0.1% sodium hyaluronate. Baseline characteristics were similar between groups for age and gender. The mean change in horizontal and vertical pupil diameter from the preoperative to post-femtosecond laser measurements were significantly less in the bromfenac group than in the placebo group (0.43 ± 0.6 vs. 1.71 ± 0.9,

conclusionsThe maintenance of pupil dilation and the prevention of miosis were more effective in the 0.09% bromfenac group than in the control group. Likewise, the greater control of postoperative pain represented an additional significant benefit.

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BromfenacCataractFemtosecond laserNSAIDPupil

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PMID32510011
PMCPMC7265276
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