PMID: 20137286Feb 9, 2010Paper

Slit lamp optical coherence tomography study of anterior segment changes after phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation

[Zhonghua yan ke za zhi] Chinese journal of ophthalmology
Pi-Song YanLing Bai

Abstract

To investigate quantitative changes of the anterior segment configuration after clear corneal incision phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens (IOL) implantation with slit-lamp-adapted optical coherence tomography (SL-OCT). In prospective consecutive case series, clear corneal incision phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation were performed in 44 eyes of 40 patients. The changes of the anterior segment configuration were performed by SL-OCT before and 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks and 1 month after surgery. SPSS 16.0 software was used to analyze statistical difference. For all patients, the central corneal thickness (CCT) and the incisional corneal thickness (ICT) increased significantly 1 day after surgery (CCT increased 99.59 microm, ICT increased 234.57 microm; P = 0.490). At 1 month, the CCT almost had returned to baseline, but the ICT had been thicker about 19.25 microm than baseline(P = 0.001). The measurements of ACD, AOD500, AOD750, TISA500, TISA750 also increased significantly 1 day after surgery. Although the ACD had no changes within 2 weeks (all P < 0.05), it had been not stable. The changes of the width of the anterior chamber had been stable in the early period after surgery (all P > 0.05)...Continue Reading

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