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ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2019

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

Carlo Alberto Cutolo, Chiara Bonzano, Carlo Catti, Alessandro Bagnis, Riccardo Scotto, Letizia Negri, Sara Olivari, Francesca Cappelli, Carlo Enrico Traverso

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Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carlo Alberto CutoloClinica Oculistica, DiNOGMI, University of Genoa and IRCCS San Martino Policlinic Hospital, Genova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2433-0704
Chiara BonzanoClinica Oculistica, DiNOGMI, University of Genoa and IRCCS San Martino Policlinic Hospital, Genova, Italy.
Carlo CattiClinica Oculistica, DiNOGMI, University of Genoa and IRCCS San Martino Policlinic Hospital, Genova, Italy.
Alessandro BagnisClinica Oculistica, DiNOGMI, University of Genoa and IRCCS San Martino Policlinic Hospital, Genova, Italy.
Riccardo ScottoClinica Oculistica, DiNOGMI, University of Genoa and IRCCS San Martino Policlinic Hospital, Genova, Italy.
Letizia NegriClinica Oculistica, DiNOGMI, University of Genoa and IRCCS San Martino Policlinic Hospital, Genova, Italy.
Sara OlivariClinica Oculistica, DiNOGMI, University of Genoa and IRCCS San Martino Policlinic Hospital, Genova, Italy.
Francesca CappelliClinica Oculistica, DiNOGMI, University of Genoa and IRCCS San Martino Policlinic Hospital, Genova, Italy.
Carlo Enrico TraversoClinica Oculistica, DiNOGMI, University of Genoa and IRCCS San Martino Policlinic Hospital, Genova, Italy.
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo 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).

methodsIn 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.

results44 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/mm

conclusionPE in angle closure causes a significant ECD reduction. In our population of PAC patients, XS is significantly associated with ECD change. In this group of patients, a careful preoperative endothelial evaluation should be performed.

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