[Effect of phacoemulsification on the cornea].
BACKGROUND
Cataracta is the more common surgical diesease of the eye. The removal of the cataract is done my phacoemulsification.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of phacoemulsifcation on the cornea.


METHODS
We have studied 80 patients with cataract that underwent cataract surgery by phacoemulsification. We measured the corneal thickness and the number of endothelial cell before and after the surgery. REZULTS AND DISCUSSIONS: Corneal thickness grew with 3% and the number of endothelial cells decresed with 13%.


CONCLUSIONS
Phacoemulsification with the use of vascoelastic substancees is a very safe method of lens extraction
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Stupariu
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D055954:Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity