Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Use of povidone-iodine drop instead of sub-conjunctival injection of dexamethasone and gentamicin combination at the end of phacoemulsification cataract surgery.
To evaluate the use of 5% povidone-iodine drop with subconjunctival injection of dexamethasone and gentamicin combination at the completion of phacoemulsification cataract surgery. This prospective randomized study was conducted at the department of Ophthalmology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period of July, 2005 to June 2006. Senile & pre-senile cataract patients undergoing phacoemulsification cataract surgery were included in the study. ⋯ Mean visual acuity was 0.16+/-0.12 in Group A and 0.15+/-0.13 in Group B. Anti-inflammatory, anti-infective effects and visual outcome are similar in both groups. But sub-conjunctival injection resulted more pain and hence less acceptable to patients.