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ArticleTransactions of the American Ophthalmological Society2017

The Effects of Phacoemulsification and Intraocular Lens Implantation on Anatomical and Functional Parameters in Patients with Primary Angle Closure: A Prospective Study. (An American Ophthalmological Society Thesis).

Carlo Enrico Traverso, Carlo Alberto Cutolo

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Article in Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carlo Enrico TraversoClinica Oculistica, Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Rehabilitation, Maternal and Infantile Sciences (Di.N.O.G.M.I), University of Genova, Italy (Prof. Traverso, Dr. Cutolo), and U.O.C. Clinica Oculistica, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy (Prof. Traverso).
Carlo Alberto CutoloClinica Oculistica, Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Rehabilitation, Maternal and Infantile Sciences (Di.N.O.G.M.I), University of Genova, Italy (Prof. Traverso, Dr. Cutolo), and U.O.C. Clinica Oculistica, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy (Prof. Traverso).
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the clinical, anatomical, and patient-reported outcomes of phacoemulsification (PE) with intraocular lens implantation performed to treat primary angle closure (PAC) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG).

methodsPatients were evaluated at baseline and at 6 months after PE. The examination included visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), visual field, optic nerve head, endothelial cell count (ECC), aqueous depth, and ocular biometric parameters. Patient-reported visual function and health status were assessed. Coprimary outcome measures were IOP changes, angle widening, and patient-reported visual function; secondary outcome measures were visual acuity changes, use of IOP-lowering medications, and complications. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the predictors of IOP change.

resultsThirty-nine cases were identified, and postoperative data were analyzed for 59 eyes, 39 with PACG and 20 with PAC. Globally, PE resulted in a mean reduction in IOP of -6.33 mm Hg (95% CI, -8.64 to -4.01,

conclusionsOur data support the usefulness of PE in lowering the IOP in patients with PAC and PACG. Although PE resulted in several anatomical and patient-reported visual improvements, we observe that a marked decrease in ECC should be carefully weighed before surgery.

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Lens Implantation, IntraocularPhacoemulsificationAgedAged, 80 and overCell CountEndothelial CellsEndothelium, CornealFemaleGlaucoma, Angle-ClosureHumansIntraocular PressureMiddle AgedOptic DiskProspective StudiesTonometry, OcularUnited States

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PMID29167629
PMCPMC5683799
OpenAlexW2980632616

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