Evaluate the safety and efficacy of DisCoVisc ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD, Alcon Laboratories, Inc) with respect to a comparator, Healon OVD

Safety, effcacy, and intraoperative characteristics of DisCoVisc and Healon ophthalmic viscosurgical devices for cataract surgery

Article specifications

This study was published in 2011 in journal of Clin Ophthalmol. (IF 2011:1.49) by Italian orthopedics. Aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of DisCoVisc ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD, Alcon Laboratories, Inc) with respect to a comparator, Healon OVD. In this prospective study, patients with cataracts were randomized to an OVD, and then received phacoemulsification and injection of an intraocular lens.

 

Results

DisCoVisc OVD had both cohesive and dispersive properties, and was safe and effective for every stage of cataract surgery.