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Abstract #11903 Published in IGR 7-1

Comparison of tilt and decentration between phacoemulsification and phacotrabeculectomy

Mutlu FM; Bayer A; Erduman C; Bayraktar MZ
Ophthalmologica 2005; 219: 26-29


PURPOSE: To determine the extent of intraocular lens (IOL) tilt and decentration values after combined surgery in patients with cataract and glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 106 cataractous eyes undergoing IOL implantation were divided into 2 groups. Group 1 comprised 42 eyes undergoing phacotrabeculectomy surgery for cataract and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), and group 2 comprised 64 eyes undergoing phacoemulsification surgery for senile cataract. The length of IOL decentration and the angle of IOL tilt were quantitated by using Purkinje reflections and photographic documentation. RESULTS: The differences regarding both the IOL tilt (2.84 ± 0.37; 2.97 ± 0.37, respectively) and decentration (0.39 ± 0.27; 0.49 ± 0.35, respectively) was insignificant (p > 0.05) between groups. CONCLUSION: There is no increased effect of phacotrabeculectomy on tilt and decentration of IOLs in eyes with POAG when compared with eyes which underwent phacoemulsification surgery.

Dr. F.M. Mutlu, Department of Ophthalmology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy and Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. fmmutlu@hotmail.com


Classification:

12.14.3 Phacoemulsification (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.14 Combined cataract extraction and glaucoma surgery)



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