[Lens changes following pneumatic retinopexy: preliminary results of linear densitometry image analysis of Scheimpflug photographs two months after operation].
The small degree of morbidity and a better postoperative visual acuity are the advantages of pneumatic retinopexy in comparison to encircling procedures in the treatment of retinal detachment. The injection of air or gas into the vitreous cavity can theoretically induce a cataract postoperatively. Two months after pneumatic retinopexy (SF6-gas) Scheimpflug photography and microdensitometric evaluation of the negative were performed on 22 pairs of phacic eyes showing changes in the transparency of the lens. The deterioration of transparency in the operated eye was small but higher than that of the non-operated eye. Due to the short follow up period no prognosis is possible as to the future lens transparency changes.
Koch
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Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn.
Hockwin
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Böker
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T
Mougharbel
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M
D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology*; D003720:Densitometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery*; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride
Linsenveränderungen nach pneumatischer Retinopexie: Vorläufige Ergebnisse der lineardensitometrischen Bildanalyse von Scheimpflug-Photographien zwei Monate nach Operation.