Posterior optic buttonholing prevents intraocular pressure peaks after cataract surgery with primary posterior capsulorhexis.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
; 248(11): 1595-600, 2010 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The performance of a primary posterior capsulorhexis (PPC) with and without posterior optic buttonholing (POBH) may significantly influence the intraocular pressure (IOP) after cataract surgery in age-related cataract patients.METHODS:
The prospective randomized clinical study was performed at the department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. Thirty consecutive cataract patients with bilateral same-day cataract surgery (60 eyes) under topical anesthesia were enrolled. In randomized order, cataract surgery with combined PPC/POBH was performed in one eye; in the other eye, cataract surgery was performed with PPC and in-the-bag implantation of the intraocular lens (IOL). Standardized IOP measurements by Goldmann applanation tonometry were performed preoperatively, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours postoperatively, as well as 1 week and 1 month postoperatively.RESULTS:
During the first 24 hours after surgery, all IOP measurements were significantly lower in eyes with combined PPC/POBH when compared to eyes with solitary PPC (p < 0.001). No IOP peaks of more than 27 mmHg were observed with combined PPC/POBH. In contrast, in eyes with PPC and in-the-bag IOL implantation, seven patients had an IOP peak of more than 27 mmHg and four IOP peaks of more than 30 mmHg. One week and 1 month postoperatively, IOP measurements were statistically comparable, and no significant differences could be observed between the two groups (p > 0.05).CONCLUSION:
Postoperative IOP peaks after cataract surgery with sole PPC can be effectively prevented by the buttonholing of the IOL through the posterior capsulorhexis.
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Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Punciones
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Capsulorrexis
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Presión Intraocular
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Cápsula del Cristalino
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Austria