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Predictors of Endothelial Cell Loss after Phacoemulsification for the Treatment of Primary Angle Closure

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Title: Predictors of Endothelial Cell Loss after Phacoemulsification for the Treatment of Primary Angle Closure
Authors: Carlo Alberto Cutolo, Chiara Bonzano, Carlo Catti, Alessandro Bagnis, Riccardo Scotto, Letizia Negri, Sara Olivari, Francesca Cappelli, Carlo Enrico Traverso
Source: Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 2019 (2019)
Publisher Information: Hindawi Limited, 2019.
Publication Year: 2019
Collection: LCC:Ophthalmology
Subject Terms: Ophthalmology, RE1-994
More Details: Purpose. To investigate demographic and anatomical factors associated with a reduction in endothelial cell density (ECD) after phacoemulsification (PE) for the treatment of primary angle closure (PAC). Methods. In this prospective case series, ECD was evaluated by noncontact specular microscopy and biometric parameters by both noncontact optical biometry and anterior segment optical coherence tomography, preoperatively and at 12 months after surgery. Anterior segment biomicroscopy and gonioscopy were also performed. The change in ECD and its relation to clinical characteristics and biometric parameters were evaluated by linear regression analysis. Results. 44 patients with PAC were included in the study. The mean (SD) patient age was 71.6 (10.2) years; thirty-one (70.5%) of them were women. Coexistence of exfoliation syndrome (XS) was observed in 4 cases (9.1%). The mean (SD) ECD (cells/mm2) changed from 2275 (463) preoperatively to 1964 (613) postoperatively with a mean reduction of −310 (95% CI −445 to −176; p
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2090-004X
2090-0058
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2090-004X; https://doaj.org/toc/2090-0058
DOI: 10.1155/2019/6368784
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b83e54ac1f0a4725aee4c72aae435604
Accession Number: edsdoj.b83e54ac1f0a4725aee4c72aae435604
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:2090004X
20900058
DOI:10.1155/2019/6368784
Published in:Journal of Ophthalmology
Language:English