Are topical steroids essential after an uneventful cataract surgery?
OBJECTIVE
To access the necessity of topical steroids after uneventful cataract surgery, phaco-emulsification/aspiration plus intraocular lens (PEA+IOL) implantation.


METHODS
Single-blind, randomized, prospective study.


METHODS
Twenty-one patients were prospectively randomized, 11 patients were assigned to the steroid group, and 10 to the non-steroid group.


METHODS
Between March and September 2007, in Mino Tanaka Hospital in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, we performed PEA+IOL in 28 eyes of 21 patients and examined the visual acuity, corneal endothelium cell density, and anterior aqueous flare value after dividing all the patients into 2 groups, the topical steroid use and the non-steroid group.


RESULTS
At 1 month postoperatively, no difference was observed between the 2 groups in terms of the outcomes described, and no cystoid macular edema was detected.


CONCLUSIONS
Topical steroid medication may not be absolutely essential after uneventful PEA+IOL.
Nishino
Maki
M
Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Health Biosciences, the University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Eguchi
Hiroshi
H
Iwata
Akiko
A
Shiota
Hiroshi
H
Tanaka
Mariko
M
Tanaka
Takeshi
T
D000287:Administration, Topical; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000187:drug effects; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002452:Cell Count; D003315:Cornea / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000187:drug effects
D013256:Steroids