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Trial reportKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO2021

Comparison between 0.1% Nepafenac and 1% Prednisolone Eye Drop in Postoperative Management Following Micro-incisional Cataract Surgery.

Sandip Sarkar, Narayan Bardoloi, Amit Kumar Deb

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
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  3. Corneal Edema after Cataract Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sandip SarkarCataract & Cornea Services, Chandraprabha Eye Hospital, Jorhat, India.
Narayan BardoloiCataract & Cornea Services, Chandraprabha Eye Hospital, Jorhat, India.
Amit Kumar DebDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · INBhabha Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare the efficacy of 0.1% nepafenac and 1% prednisolone acetate eye drop in postoperative inflammation control in micro-incisional cataract surgery.

methodsWe conducted a prospective, randomized, comparative, single-blind study. All the patients underwent temporal 2.2-mm micro-incisional cataract surgery. They were randomized into two groups (group A and B). Group A received 0.1% nepafenac eye drops 4 times/day for 4 weeks and group B received 1% prednisolone acetate eye drops in tapering doses for 4 weeks after surgery. Both the groups received moxifloxacin 0.5% eye drops 4 times/day for 2 weeks. Patients were examined on 1st, 7th, and 30th postoperative days and parameters of postoperative inflammation were evaluated and noted at each visit.

resultsA total of 200 patients were enrolled in the study. However, five patients lost to follow up, group A had 97 and group B had 98 patients respectively. Results were statistically insignificant in terms of the difference in lid edema, conjunctival congestion, corneal edema, anterior chamber cells and flare between the two groups with p-values >0.05 for each parameter at each visit. However, the difference in mean central macular thickness between the groups was significant (205.713 ± 17.14 vs. 220.984 ± 32.83 in group A and B, respectively, p ≤ 0.001) at 1 month. Also, the mean pain score was significantly lower (p = 0.018) in the nepafenac group at day 7 of surgery.

conclusionsNepafenac is equally effective and non-inferior to prednisolone acetate in suppression and prevention of inflammation in postoperative period.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCataractBenzeneacetamidesDouble-Blind MethodHumansOphthalmic SolutionsPhenylacetatesPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodPrednisoloneProspective StudiesSingle-Blind MethodAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalBenzeneacetamidesnepafenacOphthalmic SolutionsPhenylacetatesPrednisoloneCataractInflammationMacular edemaNepafenacPrednisolone acetate

Identifiers

PMID34120417
PMCPMC8200587
OpenAlexW3171930604

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