Intraocular pressure change after temporal clear corneal phacoemulsification in normal eyes.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate short- and long-term intraocular pressure (IOP) changes after temporal clear corneal phacoemulsification in normal eyes.


METHODS
The charts of 266 consecutive non-glaucoma patients who underwent uneventful cataract surgery were reviewed. We recorded preoperative and postoperative (1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years) IOP measurements as well as anatomical properties obtained using Zeiss Humphrey IOL Master (Zeiss Meditech, Dublin, California, USA).


RESULTS
Mean IOP reduction after cataract surgery was 8.2%, 4.6%, 6.7% and 7.8% at 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years, respectively. Lens thickness was the only anatomical characteristic that correlated significantly with IOP decrease after surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Temporal clear corneal phacoemulsification results in a decrease in postoperative IOP that persists for 2 years following surgery.
Irak-Dersu
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Department of Ophthalmology, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. idersu@uams.edu
Nilson
Chris
C
Zabriskie
Norm
N
Durcan
Jane
J
Spencer
Horace J
HJ
Crandall
Alan
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult