Retinal thickness immediately after cataract surgery measured by optical coherence tomography.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate changes in retinal thickness immediately after cataract surgery.


METHODS
Retinal thickness before and 0.5 hours after uneventful cataract surgery was determined in 10 patients at 15 different points at the posterior pole by optical coherence tomography (OCT).


RESULTS
The mean retinal thickness at the posterior pole was 251 microm (+/-30 microm) before cataract surgery and 249 microm (+/-25 microm) after cataract surgery. No statistical difference between pre- and postoperatively values could be evaluated (P = 0.8).


CONCLUSIONS
The results indicate that uncomplicated cataract surgery does not influence retinal thickness immediately postoperatively in eyes without ocular pathologies.
Grewing
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Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Institute of the Lutrina Hospital, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Becker
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H
D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D006801:Humans; D007368:Interferometry; D008027:Light; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014054:Tomography; D014792:Visual Acuity