Comparing the Effect of Diclofenac and Dexametbason after Strabismus Surgery

This study has been conducted to compare anti inflammatory effect of topical diclofenac with topicaldexamethason following strabismus surgery.methods: in this study 50 patients who had undergone strabismus surgery were evaluated. they were divided into twogroups randomly. 25 patients received topical 0.1% diclofenac sodium (group a) and 25 patient received 0.1% dexamethason(group b) for 6 weeks. the baseline parameters were similar in both groups . at each visit ocular examinationswas performed to record ocular discomfort, conjunctival inflammation, conjunctival repair, and intra ocular pressure(lop). follow-up visits were 1,2,4, and 6 weeks, post operatively.results: there were no statistically significant difference in the rate of resolution of the inflammation, conj healing,and intra ocular pressure (lop) except a non significant rise of intra ocular pressure (lop) at the end of fourth postoperativeweek and statistically significant rise in intra ocular pressure (lop) at 6th week post operative visit in group b.conclusion: the results of this study suggest that diclofenac may be used as an alternative for dexamethason afterstrabismus surgery.