title: [Comparative studies of the use of viscoelastic substances in cataract surgery. A randomized study].
abstract: In three prospectively randomized groups of patients viscoelastic materials during IOL-implantation have been compared concerning 1. intraocular pressure, 2. endothelial cell count, 3. corneal thickness. Examinations were performed preoperatively, the first, second and fifth postoperative day. There was no statistical difference between hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (2%), hyaluronic acid (1%) and air. Examinations were performed preoperatively the first, the second and the fifth postoperative day. There was no statistically significant difference between all groups of patients, Advantages and disadvantages for routine use of viscoelastic substances are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik Hamburg.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozmen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guthoff
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Draeger
mesh_terms: D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000187:drug effects; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000187:drug effects; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D065347:Hypromellose Derivatives; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008747:Methylcellulose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D065347:Hypromellose Derivatives; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D008747:Methylcellulose
vernacular_title: Vergleichende Untersuchungen zum Einsatz von visko-elastischen Substanzen in der Kataraktchirurgie. Eine randomisierte Studie.