Changes in symmetry of anterior chamber following routine cataract surgery in non-glaucomatous eyes.
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ABSTRACT: Background:To assess minimum and maximum changes in anterior chamber dimensions following routine cataract surgery in non-glaucomatous eyes. Methods:Forty-two eyes (42 participants) underwent routine cataract surgery with same surgeon and were assessed preoperatively, 1, 3, 6 and 12?months postoperatively. Primary outcome measure: Angle-to-angle diameter (AAD) (at 0-180o, 45-225o, 90-270o, 135-315o), Anterior-chamber-angle (ACA) (at 0o, 45o, 90o, 135o, 180o, 225o, 270o and 315o) and central anterior chamber depth (ACD) at all visits. Secondary outcome measures: relationship to axial length (AL). Results:The mean AAD and ACA increased post-operatively in all meridians at all visits postoperatively. At 12?months, there was a maximum change in AAD in horizontal meridian (506.55 ± 468.71??m) and least in vertical meridian (256.31 ± 1082.3??m). The mean percentage increase in ACA postoperatively was least at 90o (5% increase compared to 29-35% elsewhere). Central ACD deepened at all postoperative visits and this did not change over 12?months. There was no correlation between AAD, ACA and ACD with AL at any visit. Conclusion:The AAD, ACA and ACD increases following cataract surgery in non-glaucomatous eyes, but at 12?months increase in AAD is least in vertical compared to horizontal meridian. Also, ACA was narrower (only 5% increase) superiorly compared to elsewhere (29-35% increase in ACA). This may have implications with regards to surgeries performed in the anterior chamber and corneal endothelial cell loss.
SUBMITTER: Lee H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6607582 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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