Purpose: This study investigated the effect of oral melatonin as a premedication before cataract surgery on pain score, anxiety, surgical conditions, and intraocular pressure (IOP) during cataract surgery with phacoemulsification under topical anesthesia.
Design: This randomized, double-blind prospective study was conducted among 120 patients aged 50 to 80.
Methods: Patients were randomly assigned to receive either sublingual melatonin 3 mg or placebo 60 min before surgery. Verbal anxiety and pain scores, heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, intraocular pressure, and quality of surgical conditions were recorded. The results were analyzed using SPSS 23 software, and statistical analysis consisted of χ test and t-test, and a P value less than .05 was considered significant.
Findings: There was a significant difference between the two groups regarding pain after the surgery before being discharged from the recovery room. The mean pain score in the melatonin group was lower than the placebo group in T4 (in the postoperative ward) (P < .05). The anxiety score of patients was lower in the melatonin group in T3 and T4 (during surgery and in the postoperative ward, respectively) (P < .05). IOP was significantly lower in the case group at the end of the surgery after receiving premedication (P = .021).
Conclusions: This study showed that 3 mg Sublingual melatonin premedication for patients undergoing cataract surgery under topical anesthesia reduced patients' anxiety scores, pain score, and IOP.
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