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Abstract #70297 Published in IGR 18-2
Post-trabeculectomy ocular biometric changes
Pakravan M; Alvani A; Esfandiari H; Ghahari E; Yaseri MClinical and Experimental Optometry 2017; 100: 128-132
Trabeculectomy is the most common surgical procedure for the management of glaucoma, which may significantly influence ocular biometry. Axial length and anterior chamber depth tend to decrease, while crystalline lens and choroidal thickness increase post-operatively. An increase in with-the-rule astigmatism is also observed after the procedure. Such biometric changes affect intraocular lens power calculation even years after the procedure. Non-contact biometric methods and postponing cataract surgery after trabeculectomy could reduce calculation errors associated with surgically induced alterations in ocular biometrics.
Ophthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Full articleClassification:
12.8.1 Without tube implant (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
6.12 Ultrasonography and ultrasound biomicroscopy (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods)
