[Slit lamp optical coherence tomography study of anterior segment changes after phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate quantitative changes of the anterior segment configuration after clear corneal incision phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens (IOL) implantation with slit-lamp-adapted optical coherence tomography (SL-OCT).


METHODS
In prospective consecutive case series, clear corneal incision phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation were performed in 44 eyes of 40 patients. The changes of the anterior segment configuration were performed by SL-OCT before and 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks and 1 month after surgery. SPSS 16.0 software was used to analyze statistical difference.


RESULTS
For all patients, the central corneal thickness (CCT) and the incisional corneal thickness (ICT) increased significantly 1 day after surgery (CCT increased 99.59 microm, ICT increased 234.57 microm; P = 0.490). At 1 month, the CCT almost had returned to baseline, but the ICT had been thicker about 19.25 microm than baseline(P = 0.001). The measurements of ACD, AOD500, AOD750, TISA500, TISA750 also increased significantly 1 day after surgery. Although the ACD had no changes within 2 weeks (all P < 0.05), it had been not stable. The changes of the width of the anterior chamber had been stable in the early period after surgery (all P > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The SL-OCT could impersonality and quantificationally evaluate the anterior segment changes induced by cataract surgery.
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Pi-song
PS
Yan
Zhen-ping
ZP
Zhang
Hao-tian
HT
Lin
Wen-jie
WJ
Wu
Ling
L
Bai
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D055815:Young Adult