Comparing the efficacy and safety of phacoemulsification in white mature and other types of senile cataracts

Aim: To compare the intraoperative difficulty and postoperative outcome in patients who have white mature cataract in one eye and other types of senile cataract in the other eye undergoing clear corneal phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation. Methods: 82 patients who had whit...

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Published in:British journal of ophthalmology 2003-11, Vol.87 (11), p.1356-1359
Main Authors: Ermisş, S S, Oztürk, F, Inan, U U
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia, Local
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Cataract
Cataract - pathology
Cataract - physiopathology
Clinical Science - Extended Reports
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lens Implantation, Intraocular - methods
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Patient Satisfaction
phacoemulsification
Phacoemulsification - methods
Prospective Studies
senile cataracts
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the eye and orbit
Treatment Outcome
Visual Acuity
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Summary:Aim: To compare the intraoperative difficulty and postoperative outcome in patients who have white mature cataract in one eye and other types of senile cataract in the other eye undergoing clear corneal phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation. Methods: 82 patients who had white mature cataract in one eye, posterior subcapsular, cortical, nuclear, or mixed type cataract in the other eye were enrolled in this prospective study. Postoperative outcomes, intraoperative difficulties related to capsulorhexis, and phacoemulsification were analysed between the two groups of eyes. Postoperative examinations were done at 1 day, 1 week, 1 and 3 months. Results: Postoperative visual acuity, central corneal thickness, intraocular pressure, and rate of posterior capsule rupture were not significantly different between the two group of eyes (p>0.05). Mean effective phaco time, frequency of postoperative corneal oedema and posterior capsular plaque were found to be significantly higher in the mature cataract group (p
ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.87.11.1356