A prospective, observer-masked, randomized clinical trial to investigate and compare the clinical efficacy of chloroprocaine 3% gel and tetracaine 0.5% eye drop as topical anesthetics in phacoemulsification

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Primary objective Equivalence evaluation of Test versus Reference products in terms of proportion of subjects with a successful surface anesthesia for cataract surgery, without any supplementation (see definitions below) at T4(just before Intra Ocular Lens implantation) Successful surface anesthesia: The patient assessment of ocular discomfort during surgery must be 0 (=No pain or discomfort) or 1 (=Occasional pressure sensation, less than 5 separated times during procedure) without any supplementation at T4. Supplementation:Intra-operative analgesia, including additional LA drops administration,after the beginning of the surgery. Secondary objective Assess the clinical efficacy and safety of 3% chloroprocaine gel compared to those of tetracaine 0.5% eye drop.

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