ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2016
Corneal oedema after phacoemulsification in the early postoperative period: A qualitative comparative case-control study between diabetics and non-diabetics.
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- Safety and efficacy of hypertonic saline solution (5%) versus placebo in the treatment of postoperative corneal edema after uneventful phacoemulsification: a randomized double-blind study.International ophthalmology · 2020Trial
- Managing Pseudophakic Corneal Edema: Structural Changes and Preliminary Observations on Coenzyme Q10 Use.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2025Article
- Retrospective study of postoperative intraocular pressure and complications in phacoemulsification combined with endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation and phacoemulsification alone in dogs.Journal of veterinary science · 2023Article
- Clinical course of lens capsule fragment adherent to the posterior corneal surface after cataract surgery.International ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Systemic diseases and the cornea.Experimental eye research · 2021Review
- Diabetes and Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery: Difficulties, Risks and Potential Complications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
- Active-fluidics-based torsional phacoemulsification in diabetic eyes: A prospective interventional study.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Scheimpflug Camera and Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography in Pachymetry Evaluation of Diabetic Patients.Journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Effect of intravitreal aflibercept on corneal endothelial cells: a 6-month follow-up study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
- Corneal integrity and thickness of central fovea after phacoemulsification surgery in diabetic and nondiabetic cataract patients.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2018Article
- Corneal edema after phacoemulsification.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2017Review
- Diabetic complications in the cornea.Vision research · 2017Review
- A clinical study of immediate postoperative corneal edema in patients undergoing minor incision cataract surgery in a teaching hospital.Romanian journal of ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe occurrence and severity of corneal oedema after phacoemulsification is dependent on the integrity of corneal endothelial cells. The function of these cells is affected by diabetes mellitus and consequently the behaviour of the cornea in diabetic patients is of special interest.
aimTo compare the frequency of corneal oedema in two age-matched groups of diabetics and non diabetic patients that underwent cataract surgery in the Ophthalmology Department of Xanthi General Hospital in Greece.
methodsA retrospective case control study was conducted in a retrospective fashion. Patients in the control and study groups were assessed regarding the severity of corneal oedema at three postoperative visits: days 1, 3-7, 10-14 after the operation. Ultrasound energy consumed during phacoemulsification was also a parameter of interest and possible correlations with the pre-existent cataract severity and the subsequent incidence of corneal oedema were investigated.
resultsThe difference in the incidence of severe corneal oedema between the study and control group was statistically significant: (4.5% non diabetics vs 14.3% diabetics). The consumed ultrasound energy did not define final clinical outcome.
conclusionsThe existence of diabetes mellitus type 2 appears to be a significant risk factor for the development of persistent corneal oedema. The results of our study led to the modification of the algorithm for postoperative follow-up of patients of this remote area of Greece.
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