Prospective Study With Adjunctive Once Daily Topical Nepafenac 0.3% Versus Placebo

Pseudophakic Cystoid Macular Edema Prevention and Risk Factors; Prospective Study With Adjunctive Once Daily Topical Nepafenac 0.3% Versus Placebo

Prospective, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled clinical study to define the effective use of a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug added to topical steroid use after uncomplicated phacoemulsification for the prevention of pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects, 18 and older subjects with visually significant cataracts and were to undergo phacoemulsification with implantation of an intracapsular positioned intraocular lens.

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous uveitis (<1 year) previous anterior segment intraocular surgery hypersensitivity or allergy to NSAIDs