Steroids and NSAIDs in drop form are used by cataract surgeons to reduce inflammation and pain after cataract and other ocular surgery. In the most common study protocol used for FDA approval in the United States, both pain and inflammation are graded vs. placebo for 14 to 15 days after cataract surgery.
Many approved drops and more recently a couple of extended-release delivery drugs have shown a statistically significant reduction in pain, inflammation or both after cataract surgery. These drugs are used in all forms of ocular surgery, which number (Read more...)
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