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Impact of Free Reading Glasses on Work and Visual Function Following Cataract Surgery in Honduras

NCT06136780 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2023-11-18

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Summary

Cataract surgery improves vision and is therefore assumed to improve a person's ability to work and function. Following cataract surgery, most patients do not need glasses to see clearly at distance, but they do require glasses to see clearly up close. If a patient is unable to acquire reading glasses after surgery due to either financial or logistical reasons, their ability to resume work and functioning may be compromised, diminishing the overall benefit to be gained from cataract surgery. Patients in the developing world may be affected disproportionately due to difficulty accessing care postoperatively. In this study, patients receiving cataract surgery at a clinic in Comayagua, Honduras will be randomized to either receive free reading glasses immediately after surgery or four months later. The primary outcome is the proportion of subjects who report that vision interferes with their ability to work. Secondary outcomes will include the number of hours worked each week at productive activities, income level, and visual functioning. The hypotheses are that the patients who receive free reading glasses immediately following surgery will be less likely to report that their vision interferes with their ability to work, they will work at productive activities a greater number of hours each week, their incomes will be higher, and their visual function scores will be higher.

Conditions

  • Cataract Surgery

Interventions

OTHER

Free reading glasses immediately following surgery

Free reading glasses will be given immediately after cataract surgery in the intervention arm and four months after cataract surgery in the control arm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Advanced Center for Eyecare Global

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sara OConnor, MD, MPH · Advanced Center for Eyecare Global

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-17
Primary Completion
2024-08-31
Completion
2024-08-31

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