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Volume 5 Issue 11 (November, 2017)

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Study to Evaluate the Change in the Intraocular Pressure after Clear Corneal Phacoemulsification in Normal Patients
Dhairya Parikh, Shrikant Deshpande, Brijesha Dudhat, Varshav Gore, Reshma Ramakrishnan

Background: Nowadays, phacoemulsification represents the gold standard for cataract surgery. The surgical technique assumes small clear corneal incisions and foldable intraocular lenses, which greatly reduce the operating time.3 Several studies report that cataract surgery lowers intraocular pressure (IOP) in normal and glaucomatous eyes  and some authors consider it a part of glaucoma management as well. Aim: To evaluate the change in the intraocular pressure after clear corneal phacoemulsification in normal patients. Materials and methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology, M.G.M. Hospital, Kamothe, Mumbai. For the study, we selected 52 normal patients for cataract extraction by phacoemulsification using a 3.2 mm clear corneal incision. For the measurement of IOP, Goldmann applantation tonometer was used. The measurement was done by the same operator preoperatively and afterwards 15 days, one month, three months, six months and 12 months postoperatively. The mean change in the IOP preoperatively and postoperatively was calculated and further evaluation done. Results: A total of 102 patients were included in the study. 62 patients were male and 40 patients were female. The mean age of the patients was 69.21 + 12.23 years. The mean preoperative IOP was 14.56 + 2.98 mmHg. The reduction in IOP after 15 days was 2.23 mmHg; after 1 month was 2.84 mmHg; after 3 months was 3.2 mmHg; after 6 months was 3.34 mmHg; and after 1 year was 3.38 mmHg. The difference was statistically significant. Conclusion: From the results of current study, this can be concluded that significant reduction in IOP can be seen in normal patients after cataract surgery by CCP.
Keywords: Cataract, cornea, intraocular pressure.


Corresponding author: Dr. Maruti Pawar, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anaesthesia R.C.S.M. Govt. Medical College, Kolhapur

This article may be cited as: Parikh D, Deshpande S, Dudhat B, Gore V, Ramakrishnan R. Study to Evaluate the Change in the Intraocular Pressure after Clear Corneal Phacoemulsification in Normal Patients. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(11):45-48.

 
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