Trial reportClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2023
Endothelial Cell Loss Following Cataract Surgery Using Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis or Precision Pulse Capsulotomy.
Trial report in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Intracameral moxifloxacin for endophthalmitis prophylaxis after cataract surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Sutureless capsular bag-intraocular lens complex scleral fixation using iris retractors in eyes with crystalline lens subluxation: long-term outcome.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Hyaluronic acid concentration predictably modulates physicochemical properties and clinical performance in ophthalmic viscosurgical devices: integrated laboratory and prospective clinical assessment.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Trial
- Endothelial Cell Loss After Phacoemulsification in a Romanian Cohort: Early Outcomes and Associated Risk Factors.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Real-World Performance and Safety of VISIOL in Modern Routine Cataract Surgery.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2026Article
- Influence of Preoperative Contact Lens Wearing Patterns on Corneal Endothelial Cell Density After Implantable Collamer Lens Implantation.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Comparison of the clinical outcomes after manual capsulorhexis on one eye and precision pulse capsulotomy on the other eye.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Article
- Particularities of Cataract Surgery in Elderly Patients: Corneal Structure and Endothelial Morphological Changes after Phacoemulsification.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To compare endothelial cell density (ECD), percentage of hexagonal cells (%Hex) and coefficient of variation (CV) in cell size following lens cataract surgery with phacoemulsification performed using Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis (CCC) or Precision Pulse Capsulotomy (PPC). Patients and Methods: Sixty-seven subjects were randomly assigned to undergo lens cataract removal with the capsulotomy step performed using either CCC or PPC. Specular microscopy images were obtained pre-operatively, 1 month and 3 months after surgery. ECD, %Hex and CV were analyzed in a masked fashion by an independent reading center. Results: The mean percentage ECD loss at 1 month was 11.5% in the CCC group and 12.3% in the PPC group (P = 0.818; Conclusion: No differences in ECD loss, %Hex and CV were observed between patients who received CCC or PPC. PPC use during cataract surgery does not result in any increased endothelial cell loss beyond that normally associated with this surgery.
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