Impact of 0.1% and 0.2% Sodium Hyaluronate on Postoperative Discomfort Following Phacoemulsification Surgery

Participants will be recruited from the Cataract Service of the University Hospital of Alexandroupolis (UHA), the Naval Hospital in Athens, the Papanikolaou General Hospital in Thessaloniki, and Athinaiki General Clinic in Athens in a consecutive‐if‐eligible basis. By means of a custom computer randomization program all participants will randomly populate either study group [who will receive fixed combination of tobramycin and dexamethasone (FCTD), (Tobradex, Alcon, Greece) quid for 3 weeks and 0.2 % sodium hyaluronate (Hylogel, Pharmex, Greece) quid for 6 weeks], and control group [who will receive Tobradex quid for 3 weeks and 0.1 % sodium hyaluronate (Hylocomod) quid for 6 weeks].