title: Comparison of sodium hyaluronate and methylcellulose in extracapsular cataract extraction.
abstract: Extracapsular cataract surgery with posterior chamber lens implantation was performed in a total of 30 patients. These were randomly divided into two groups. In one group sodium hyaluronate 1% (Healon) was used as a tool in surgery, in the other group methylcellulose 2% was used. The viscous substances were irrigated out of the eyes at the conclusion of surgery. Central corneal thickness, intraocular pressure, and aqueous flare were recorded until one month post-operatively. There was no difference in corneal thickness between the two groups. The mean intraocular pressure was lower than pre-operatively in both groups with a lower pressure in the methylcellulose group compared to the sodium hyaluronate group during the first part of the observation period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Centralsygehuset in Naestved.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Simonsen
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Andreassen
mesh_terms: D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000473:pathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008747:Methylcellulose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D008747:Methylcellulose