Simple water trick could prevent eye infections after cataract surgery
NCT ID NCT07581366
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new way to seal the small cuts made in the eye during cataract surgery. The technique, called posterior flap hydration, uses a special cannula to add fluid to the back of the wound. Researchers checked how tight the seal was right after surgery and looked at the wound's shape the next day using a special camera. The goal is to reduce the risk of infection after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- posterior flap hydration (a procedure using a cannula to hydrate the corneal wound)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this technique could help prevent eye infections after cataract surgery by making the incision more watertight.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with no control group, so results may not apply to all patients. The procedure is also only for specific wound types.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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53 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Jun 2021
- 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.
- 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: * cataract * visible central wound gap of CCI at the end of the surgery Exclusion Criteria: * any other ocular pathology * serious systhemic diseases
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Pilsen
Pilsen, Czechia, 30100, Czechia
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