title: Comparison of stromal hydration techniques for clear corneal cataract incisions: conventional hydration versus anterior stromal pocket hydration.
abstract: Anterior stromal pocket hydration was compared with conventional hydration for preventing wound leak after 2.8 mm uniplanar clear corneal incisions (CCIs) in patients having routine cataract surgery. Conventional hydration involves hydration of the lateral walls of the main incision with visible whitening of the stroma. The anterior stromal pocket hydration technique involves creation of an additional supraincisional stromal pocket overlying the main incision, which is then hydrated instead of the main incision. Sixty-six eyes of 48 patients were included in the data analysis with 33 assigned to each study group. The anterior stromal pocket hydration technique was significantly better than conventional hydration in preventing wound leak due to direct pressure on the posterior lip of the incision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A. Moran Eye Center University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA. mark.mifflin@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mifflin
authors.forename: Krista
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinard
authors.forename: Marcus C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Neuffer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001834:Body Water / Q000378:metabolism*; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*