Increased intraocular pressure in the immediate postoperative period after extracapsular cataract extraction.
We evaluated the immediate intraocular pressure increase after extracapsular cataract surgery in 58 eyes. Two to three hours postoperatively, 34 eyes (59%) developed an intraocular pressure greater than or equal to 25 mm Hg. We found an intraocular pressure of at least 40 mm Hg in seven eyes. Mean intraocular pressure two to three hours postoperatively was 8.9 +/- 9.8 mm Hg greater than the preoperative intraocular pressure. The use of intraocular sodium hyaluronate had no apparent effect on intraocular pressure.
Gross
J G
JG
Glaucoma Services, Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Meyer
D R
DR
Robin
A L
AL
Filar
A A
AA
Kelley
J S
JS
D000368:Aged; D015784:Betaxolol; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011412:Propanolamines; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D015784:Betaxolol