Pınar KÖSEKAHYA, Piraye Zeynep KÜRKÇÜOĞLU, Tamer TAKMAZ

Anterior segment morphometry and intraocular pressure change after uneventful phacoemulsification

To evaluate the changes in anterior segment morphometry and intraocular pressure (IOP) with 3D rotating Scheimpflug camera-topography system after uneventful phacoemulsification. Materials and methods: In 56 eyes of 54 patients, anterior chamber depth (ACD), anterior chamber volume (ACV), anterior chamber angle (ACA), and central corneal thickness (CCT) were measured with the Sirius 3D Rotating Scheimpflug camera-topography system preoperatively and 1 month after surgery. IOP was measured with applanation tonometer. The preoperative and postoperative results were compared. Results: Preoperative and postoperative anterior segment parameters were as follows: ACD 2.7 ± 0.4 and 3.5 ± 0.3 mm, ACV 143.6 ± 48.8 and 192.4 ± 59.5 mm3, nasal ACA 42.3 ± 8.4° and 53.0 ± 4.5°, temporal ACA 36.9 ± 11.9° and 45.8 ± 13.2° (P < 0.001). CCT, iris diameter, and pupil diameter changes were not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Mean axial length (AL) was 23.4 ± 0.8 mm. The IOP and corrected IOP were 14.6 ± 3.5 and 14.5 ± 3.9 preoperatively and 10.4 ± 2.4 and 10.0 ± 3.3 mmHg postoperatively (P < 0.001). There was not a correlation between AL and IOP, ACD, ACV, or ACA, and no correlation was found between IOP change and ACD, ACV, or ACA (P > 0.05). Conclusion: Measurements confirm that after uneventful phacoemulsification, IOP decreases while ACD, ACV, and ACA increase. Preoperative AL and IOP changes did not correlate with ACD, ACV, and ACA.

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Key words: Phacoemulsification, anterior segment, intraocular pressure, Sirius, Scheimpflug camera

Anterior segment morphometry and intraocular pressure change after uneventful phacoemulsification

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Key words: Phacoemulsification, anterior segment, intraocular pressure, Sirius, Scheimpflug camera,

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