Surgical procedure
cataract
CATARACT, INFLAMMATION, IOL, LENS
Phacoemulsification cataract extraction surgical technique was performed. The surgeon used his or her standard small incision and decided the appropriate incision location.The anterior capsulotomy was a continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis sized to overlap the anterior surface of the IOL (approximately 5.0–5.5 mm). After hydrodissection and hydrodeleniation phacoemulsification of the lens nucleus was performed according to the individual techniques of the individual surgeon. After cortical clean up with irrigation/aspiration the capsular bag was filled with ophthalmic viscoelastic devices (OVD). Through a 2.2 mm clear corneal incision, the IOL was placed completely within the capsular bag. A suture-less incision technique was used.After the IOL was properly placed in the bag, the surgeon’s usual procedures for aspiration of OVD and completion of the procedure was followed. This study did not require a specific operative or perioperative medication regimen, however, a routine medication regimen form was completed by each investigator for subjects in all study groups. The recommended peri-operative medication regime included a topical antibiotic/steroid combination to control inflammation: 4 × daily 1 day preop, operative day and for 7 days post op, followed by, steroid tapering regimen 3 × daily for 1 week, followed by, 2 × daily for 1 week, followed by, once/daily for one week and then discontinued.