Observational studyGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2019
Optic nerve head microvascular changes after phacoemulsification surgery.
Observational study in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Quantitative assessment of radial peripapillary capillary plexus vessel density after retrobulbar block in cataract surgery: a randomized controlled trial.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Trial
- Active-fluidics versus gravity-fluidics in uncomplicated cataract surgery: using optical coherence tomography angiography to estimate early changes in macular and optic disc microcirculation.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Trial
- Longitudinal evaluation of optic nerve head perfusion after phacoemulsification using OCT angiography.International ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Post-phacoemulsification Vascular Changes in the Macula and Optic Nerve Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: A Systematic Review.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Review
- Alterations in optical coherence tomography angiography parameters after cataract surgery in patients with diabetes.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Evaluation of optic nerve head vessels density changes after phacoemulsification cataract surgery using optical coherence tomography angiography.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Effect of Uncomplicated Cataract Surgery on Retina and Optic Disc: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2022Article
- Transient reduction in the retinal microvascular network following implantation surgery of implantable collamer lens: An OCT angiography study.Molecular vision · 2021Article
- The impact of intraocular pressure on optical coherence tomography angiography: A review of current evidence.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyReview
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundTo determine optic nerve head (ONH) microvascular changes detected by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and intraocular pressure changes (IOPs) after uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery.
methodsThe study was designed as a prospective observational study. Twenty-four eyes were included. Eyes with retinal vascular pathology, any type of age-related macular degeneration, IOP more than 21 mmHg, axial length less than 20 mm and more than 24 mm, corneal edema and cataracts that can disrupt images, and history of ocular surgery were excluded. Patients underwent OCTA imaging and IOP measurement preoperatively (baseline) and postoperatively (weeks 1 and 4). Vessel density % (VD) in the total disc, peripapillary, and inside disc were measured. IOP was measured with the applanation tonometer. Comparison of VD and IOP and correlation between VD and İOP change were determined.
resultsVD was significantly increased in all quadrants in week 4 compared to those in week 1. In terms of VD and IOP, although there was no significant difference between week 1 and baseline, week 4 results were significantly different from baseline (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001, respectively). The IOP was significantly lower in week 4 (14.8 mmHg) than in week 1 (16.0 mmHg) (p < 0.001). There was a significant negative correlation between the inside disc and total VD and IOP at weeks 1 and 4.
conclusionPhacoemulsification surgery can result in a decrease in IOP and an increase in VD of the ONH.
Indexed as
Identifiers
31529322What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.