Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Alina-Dana Baxant
University Hospital Královské Vinohrady Šrobárova 50,
100 34, Prague 10
Czech Republic
Research Article
Anterior Chamber Morphometry before and after Cataract Surgery
Author(s): Alina-Dana Baxant, Jara Hornová, Pavel Studený, Jana Vránová and Jozef RosinaAlina-Dana Baxant, Jara Hornová, Pavel Studený, Jana Vránová and Jozef Rosina
Purpose: To quantify the effects of cataract surgery on the anterior chamber topography in patients with angleclosure glaucoma (PACG), open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and patients with no evidence of glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Materials and methods: 170 eyes of 119 patients undergoing phacoemulsification, followed by posterior chamber intraocular lens implantations (PC IOL), were divided into three groups as follows: PACG (50 eyes, 28 patients), POAG (40 eyes, 29 patients) and a control group (80 eyes, 62 patients). The Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera measured the following changes that occurred in the anterior chamber: depth (ACD), volume (ACV), angle (ACA) and central corneal thickness (CCT). Additionally, Goldmann applanation tonometry was used to evaluate intraocular pressure (IOP). All measurements were first taken preoperatively and subsequently at 3 weeks and 3 months pos.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000548