NCT05754437

Efficacy of Low-Level Light Therapy in Reducing Dry Eye in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery

Effect of Low-Level Light Therapy Prior to Cataract Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 130 (actual)
• Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Mater Domini, Catanzaro · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT) in reducing the incidence or alleviating the severity of DED due to meibomian gland dysfunction in otherwise healthy patients undergoing cataract surgery. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either a treatment group or a control group. The treatment group will receive LLLT one week before and one week after cataract surgery; the control group will not recieve LLLT at any time. Researchers will compare the treatment and the control group to see if patients receiving LLLT present with reduced signs and symptoms of ocular surface dysfunction with respect to the control group.

Conditions

• Dry Eye

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Low Level Light Therapy	light-emitting diodes (LED), λ = 633 ± 10 nm; power of 100 mW/cm2, 15 minutes

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-30
• Primary completion: 2023-03-30
• Completion: 2023-04-30
• First posted: 2023-03-03
• Last updated: 2025-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy