Effects of phacoemulsification on intraocular pressure and anterior chamber depth

Liu,Xin-Quan; Zhu,Hua-Ying; Su,Jing; Hao,Xiao-Jun

doi:10.3892/etm.2012.835

Effects of phacoemulsification on intraocular pressure and anterior chamber depth

Authors:
- Xin-Quan Liu
- Hua-Ying Zhu
- Jing Su
- Xiao-Jun Hao
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Affiliations: Affiliated Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
Published online on: November 26, 2012 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2012.835
Pages: 507-510

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation on intraocular pressure (IOP) and anterior chamber depth (ACD) in patients with cataract or cataract associated with primary angle closure (PAC). A total of 361 patients (481 affected eyes) with senile cataract (cataract group) and 44 patients (52 affected eyes) with cataract associated with PAC (cataract with PAC group) underwent phacoemulsification with IOL implantation from July 2005 to May 2007 and were followed up for 3 to 25 months. There was a significant difference between pre-operative and post-operative IOPs (t=9.270, P<0.01) in the cataract group and in the cataract with PAC group (t=3.29, P<0.01). No significant differences were identified in pre-operative IOP (t=-2.437, P>0.05) and the IOP three months after surgery (t=2.154, P>0.05) between the two groups. There was a significant difference between the pre-operative and post-operative ACDs (t=7.781, P<0.01) in the cataract group and in the cataract with PAC group (t=4.528, P<0.01). A significant difference in ACD between the two groups (t=8.325, P<0.01) existed prior to surgery but following surgery, the ACDs of the two groups were not significantly different (t=2.86, P>0.05). Phacoemulsification with IOL implantation has IOP-lowering effects on cataract and cataract with PAC patients. The International Society of Geography and Epidemiology of Ophthalmology classification method for angle closure glaucoma was adopted in our study. Furhter studies are required to prove the safety and mechanism of lowering IOP impact of phacoemulsifation towards PAC glaucoma (PACG).

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