Impact of Cataract Surgery to Socioeconomic Status in Rural Area

NCT03020056 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 292

Last updated 2021-03-30

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Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of cataract surgery on the socioeconomic status of cataract patients in rural area of Southern China.

Conditions

  • Cataract Surgery

Interventions

DRUG

Phacolin eye drops

After enrollment, the participants will be provided antioxidant eye drops, Phacolin (Zhongshan ophthalmic center, China) for free.The eye drops will be administered 4 times per day for 1 year.Then either phacoemulsification or manual small incision cataract surgery will be performed.

PROCEDURE

cataract surgery

After enrollment,either phacoemulsification or manual small incision cataract surgery will be performed within 4 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yizhi Liu, Doctor · Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

  • Yingfeng Zheng, Doctor · Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-16
Primary Completion
2018-06-29
Completion
2018-06-29

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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