title: Ten-year follow-up of intraocular pressure after phacoemulsification and aspiration with intraocular lens implantation performed by the same surgeon.
abstract: We evaluated the pre- and postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) levels of 498 patients, to determine whether IOPs are affected over a 10-year period. All surgeries were performed by the same surgeon using phacoemulsification and aspiration (PEA) with posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) implantation. The mean preoperative IOP was 12.2 +/- 4.0 mm Hg, and the mean postoperative IOPs were not affected for 10 years. However, when the preoperative IOP was over 20 mm Hg, a significant decrease was achieved without glaucoma surgery. When the preoperative IOP was under 10 mm Hg, the IOP significantly increased. PEA with implantation of a PCIOL provides an excellent chance for improved intraocular tension control, providing that the surgery is properly performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube City, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013396:Suction