Where should you get cataract surgery? study compares costs
NCT ID NCT07554391
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the costs of cataract surgery done in a doctor's office versus an ambulatory surgery center. Researchers analyzed data from 76 patients who had routine cataract surgery. The goal was to see which setting is more cost-effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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76 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Visually significant cataract
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Selected for routine cataract surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Complex surgery * Certain systemic comorbidities * Limited mobility
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rush Eye
Amarillo, Texas, 79109, United States
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