Pill or IV? new study tests safer sedation for Seniors' eye surgery
NCT ID NCT07154147
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 23, 2026 · Updated 29 times
Summary
This study tested whether giving older adults a pill instead of IV sedation before cataract surgery is feasible and safe. Twenty participants aged 65 and older were randomly assigned to receive either a sedative pill or IV sedation. The goal was to see how well their thinking and memory recovered after surgery and to gather data for a larger future study.
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UCSF Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision, Mission Bay
San Francisco, California, 94117, United States
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