Observational studyInternational ophthalmology2021
Optical coherence tomography angiography evaluation of the effects of phacoemulsification cataract surgery on macular hemodynamics in Chinese normal eyes.
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- A prospective randomized clinical trial of active-fluidics versus gravity-fluidics system in phacoemulsification for age-related cataract (AGSPC).Annals of medicine · 2022Trial
- Layer-Specific Retinal Perfusion as a Personalized Biomarker: Evaluating the Subclinical Microanatomical Effects of Intracameral Cefuroxime After Routine Cataract Surgery.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Article
- 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
- Surgical outcomes of phacoemulsification with different fluidics systems (centurion with active sentry vs. centurion gravity) in cataract patients with eye axial length above 26 mm.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Application of the Active-Fluidics System in Phacoemulsification: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Evaluation of optic nerve head vessels density changes after phacoemulsification cataract surgery using optical coherence tomography angiography.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Macular changes following cataract surgery in eyes with early diabetic retinopathy: an OCT and OCT angiography study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Long-Term Functional Hyperemia after Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification: Benefits beyond Restoring Vision.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Dynamic changes in retinal vessel density observed by optical coherence tomography angiography after phacoemulsification: active vs gravity fluidics system.Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo quantitatively evaluate the possible effects of phacoemulsification cataract surgery on macular hemodynamics using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
methodsThis was a prospective observational study. Superficial and deep macular vascular densities, as well as parameters of foveal avascular zone (FAZ), were measured preoperatively (baseline) and at 1 day, 1 week, and 4 weeks postoperatively in normal eyes (≥ 22 mm and ≤ 24 mm) of patients scheduled for phacoemulsification cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation. The correlations between the rate of change of pre- and postoperative vascular densities and surgical parameters were analyzed.
resultsA total of 107 eyes of 107 patients were included in this study. Compared to the baseline measurements, no statistically significant variation was found in macular vascular densities at 1 day after the surgery (P > 0.05). Both superficial and deep macular vascular densities were significantly increased postoperatively at weeks 1 and week 4 (P < 0.05; P < 0.05); however, no statistically significant differences were detected in any of the FAZ parameters between the baseline measurements and the entire follow-up period (P > 0.05 for all). Also, no statistically significant correlations were established between main surgical parameters and macular vascular densities changes.
conclusionsIn normal eyes, macular blood perfusion gradually increased after phacoemulsification cataract surgery and was stabilized in one week. The foveal avascular zone was stabilized before and after the surgery. The main parameters and intraoperative perfusion of phacoemulsification surgery may not be the key factors affecting macular hemodynamics.
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