title: The Impact of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents after Phacoemulsification on Quality of Life: A Randomized Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of our study was to investigate the impact of ketorolac addition to the well-established combination of antibiotic-steroid agent in terms of vision-related quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients were randomized to: (1) fixed combination of tobramycin 0.3%-dexamethasone 0.1%, one drop qid (n = 68) and (2) fixed combination of tobramycin 0.3%-dexamethasone 0.1%, one drop qid, plus ketorolac tromethamine 0.5%, one drop tid (n = 70). All patients completed the VFQ-25 questionnaire to assess their functional vision before cataract surgery and postoperatively on days 7, 28 and 42. The statistical analysis comprised the point-wise comparison between the two groups at the four time points for all sub-scales of the VFQ-25 questionnaire, as well as the composite score.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No significant differences were noted regarding the composite score, as well as all subscales in all examined time points.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The addition of ketorolac did not seem to offer any additional benefit in terms of vision-related quality of life.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Specialized Eye Hospital "Ophthalmiatreion" Athinon, Athens, Greece. eirchat@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Irini P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Chatziralli
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodoros N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Sergentanis
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Specialized Eye Hospital "Ophthalmiatreion" Athinon, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Efstratios A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Parikakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital of Veroia, Véroia, Greece.
authors.forename: Leonidas E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Papazisis
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Specialized Eye Hospital "Ophthalmiatreion" Athinon, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mitropoulos
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Marilita M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Moschos
keywords: Cataract; Function; Quality of life; VFQ-25