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- Title
The effect of Cataract Surgery on Intraocular Pressure Change: Extracapsular Cataract Extraction vs. Phacoemulsification.
- Authors
Rezaee, Majid Reza Sheikh; Amiri, Ahmad Ahmadzade; Deilami, Kiumars Noroozpoor; Farokhfar, Asadollah; Araghi, Ali Sanjari; Mousavi, Seyed Jaber; Abadi, Reza Mohammadi Dolat
- Abstract
Background and purpose: Cataract is one of the most common ophthalmic diseases. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of cataract surgery on intraocular pressure (IOP) of patients referred to Booali Hospital, Sari. Materials and methods: Among the patients with cataract disease, 60 were randomly recruited in the study. Then, 32 patients underwent extracapsular cataract surgery and 28 were operated through Phaco method. An ophthalmologist measured the IOP with Goldman tonometer mounted on a slit lamp in five stages, that is, 24 hours and 30 minutes before surgery, and 24 hours, the first week and the first month after surgery. Results: The mean and standard deviation of IOP in patients undergoing extracapsular cataract surgery in the defined times were: 14.75 ± 2.11, 14.38 ± 1.91, 14.53 ± 1.65, 14.28 ± 2.58 and 14.72 ± 2.82. Also, mean and standard deviation of IOP in patients operated by Phaco method in the same times, were: 4.14 ± 2.30, 14.43 ± 2.63, 14.57 ± 0.77, 14.04 ± 0.73 and 14.25 ± 0.95. In terms of changes in IOP, no statistically significant differences were observed between the two surgical methods. Also, there were no significant differences between before and after surgery IOP in any of the methods. Conclusion: According to the results, these two methods act similarly with regard to the changes in IOP.
- Subjects
CATARACT surgery; INTRAOCULAR pressure; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; TONOMETERS; ANALYSIS of variance; OPERATIVE surgery
- Publication
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (JMUMS), 2012, Vol 22, Issue 86, p151
- ISSN
1735-9260
- Publication type
Article