non-opioid alternative to current IV-based cataract surgery sedation protocols, which generally involve the administration of opioids,” said Dr Larry Dillaha, Chief Executive Officer of Melt.
Cataract surgery nowadays is a day-care procedure which is totally painless. It’s routinely done under topical anesthesia, done with eye drops and does not involve any injection around the eye.
Background: To compare the clinical efficacy of lidocaine 2% with tetracaine 0.5% for cataract surgery ... cataract cases eligible for topical anesthesia, were randomly assigned to receive ...
a non-IV, non-opioid tablet for procedural sedation during cataract surgery. Based on a Special Protocol Assessment agreement reached with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this year ...
Melt Pharmaceuticals has reported encouraging topline results from its Phase III trial of MELT-300, a non-intravenous, non-opioid sedation tablet for cataract surgery. The pivotal study's design ...
The trial involved over 530 patients across 13 US clinical sites. Credit: Lucky Business/Shutterstock. Melt Pharmaceuticals has reported encouraging topline results from its Phase III trial of ...