ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2021
Microvascular Changes in Macular Area After Phacoemulsification and Its Influencing Factors Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.
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- The effect of intraocular pressure during phacoemulsification in patients with either diabetic retinopathy or glaucoma; a randomized controlled feasibility trial.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Trial
- A prospective randomized clinical trial of active-fluidics versus gravity-fluidics system in phacoemulsification for age-related cataract (AGSPC).Annals of medicine · 2022Trial
- Macular vessel density in highly myopic eyes with a history of uncomplicated cataract surgery: a cross-sectional OCTA study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Observational
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- Automated Longitudinal Quantification of Retinal and Choroidal Vascular Changes After Phacoemulsification.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 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 Macular and Peripapillary Vessel Density Following Implantable Collamer Lens Surgery in Highly Myopic Eyes and Their Potential Association with 2-Year Axial Length Changes.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Visual Outcomes and Complication Profiles of Phacoemulsification in Diabetic Versus Non-diabetic Patients.Cureus · 2026Review
- Automated Analysis of the Foveal Avascular Zone in Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Before and After Phacoemulsification.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the effects of phacoemulsification surgery in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration using optical coherence tomography angiography.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Does Ultrasound Energy Applied During Phacoemulsification Influence the Thickness of Intraretinal Layers?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Impact of Active Fluidics System on RNFL and GCL in Phacoemulsification.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Application of the Active-Fluidics System in Phacoemulsification: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Prospective clinical study of retinal microvascular alteration after ICL implantation.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Article
- Long-Term Functional Hyperemia after Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification: Benefits beyond Restoring Vision.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Decreased Macular Retinal Thickness in Patients With Pterygium.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Examination of Age-Related Retinal Vascular Changes in the Macula Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of the Eyes After Cataract Surgery.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate macular vascular changes and underlying influencing factors using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) after phacoemulsification in patients with cataracts.
methodsPatients diagnosed with cataracts at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from March to September 2019 were included. The macular retinal thickness, the microvascular density in the foveal, parafoveal, and perifoveal area, and the area of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) were measured using OCTA at baseline, 1-week, 1-month, and 3-month post-operation.
resultsForty-seven cataract patients (58 eyes) were eligible for this study. Compared with baseline thickness, the foveal, parafoveal, and perifoveal thicknesses, particularly in the inner retina, significantly increased at 1- and 3-month post-operation (P<0.05). There was a nonsignificant difference in the microvascular density of the foveal and perifoveal areas at 1-week, 1-month, and 3-month post-operation (P>0.05). At 1-month post-operation, the deep vessel density at the perifovea significantly increased (P<0.05). The FAZ area significantly diminished at 1- and 3-month post-operation compared with the baseline data (P<0.05).
conclusionPhacoemulsification offers a satisfactory efficacy response, with an increased macular thickness, reduced FAZ area, and nonsignificant changes in the microvascular density at the perifovea after surgery.
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