Multicenter randomized phase 3 study of a sustained-release intracanalicular dexamethasone insert for treatment of ocular inflammation and pain after cataract surgery.

Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of a sustained-release intracanalicular dexamethasone insert for the treatment of postoperative ocular inflammation and pain in patients having cataract surgery.

Setting: Twenty-one United States sites.

Design: Prospective multicenter randomized parallel-arm double-masked vehicle-controlled phase 3 study.