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- Title
Effect of topical nepafenac in prevention of macular edema after cataract surgery in patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.
- Authors
Sarfraz, Muhammad Haroon; Ul Haq, Rana Intisar; Mehboob, Mohammad Asim
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the efficacy of topical Nepafenac (0.1%), administered post-operatively in prevention of Macular Edema (ME), after cataract surgery in patients with Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR). Methods: This randomized control trial was conducted at Armed Forces Institute of Ophthalmology (AFIO), Rawalpindi from Sep 2015 to Sep 2016. Sixty eyes of 60 patients with NPDR underwent phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation. Group 1 received 0.1% Nepafenac, 8-hourly, in operated eye after cataract surgery for three months, along with routine post-operative medications. Group-2 received only routine post-operative medications. ME was defined as increase in Central Macular Thickness (CMT) of >10% from pre-operative baseline, measured using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Results: Mean age of study population was 60.97±4.91 years. Out of 60 patients, 34 (56.7%) were males and 24 (43.3%) were females. Mean pre-operative CMT, 3 months post-operative CMT, mean change in CMT and mean frequency change in CMT of Group-1 was 226.5±10.86μm, 228.83±14.56 μm, 2.33±10.45 μm and 1.05% respectively. Mean pre-operative CMT, three months post-operative CMT, mean change in CMT and mean frequency change in CMT in Group-2 was 223.93±11.69μm, 236.17±16.16 μm, 12.23±12.40μm and 5.51% respectively. ME was observed in one patient (3.3%) in Group-1, and seven patients (23.3%) in Group 2. The difference of mean change in CMT and frequency change in CMT between groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: 0.1% topical Nepafenac is effective in prevention of macular edema after cataract surgery in patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).
- Subjects
DRUG efficacy; NONSTEROIDAL anti-inflammatory agents; EDEMA prevention; CATARACT surgery; DIABETIC retinopathy; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; INTRAOCULAR lenses; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; PATIENTS
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017, Vol 33, Issue 1, p210
- ISSN
1682-024X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12669/pjms.331.11644