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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2025

Comparison of the clinical outcomes after manual capsulorhexis on one eye and precision pulse capsulotomy on the other eye.

Ho Sik Hwang, Hyun Seung Kim, Eun Chul Kim

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Ho Sik HwangYeouido St. Mary's Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Hyun Seung KimSeoul St. Mary's Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.
Eun Chul KimBucheon St. Mary's Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. eunchol@hanmail.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0310-5663

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Korea Health Industry Development Institute HI17C0659National Research Foundation of Korea 2017R1A1A2A10000681National Research Foundation of Korea 2020R1A2C1005009National Research Foundation of Korea 2022R1F1A1069218
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purposeTo compare the clinical outcomes after manual continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) on one eye and precision pulse capsulotomy (PPC) on the other eye in cataract surgery.

methods60 eyes from 30 patients who underwent manual capsulorhexis on one eye (CCC group, N = 30) and precision pulse capsulotomy on the other eye (PPC group, N = 30) were retrospectively enrolled. Uncorrected and corrected visual acuity, manifest refraction, and corneal endothelial cell density were evaluated.

resultsThere were also no significant differences between the two groups according to the change in the corneal endothelial cell density at 3 months after cataract surgery (p > 0.05). The horizontal diameter (mm) and area (mm2) of the capsulotomy of the PPC group were significantly smaller than those of the CCC at postoperative 1 day and 3 months (P < 0.05). The circularity of PPC group was significantly better than that of the CCC at postoperative 1 day and 3 months (P < 0.05) (Table 4). Postoperative reduction of the capsulotomy area of the PPC group (6.64 ± 1.47) was higher than that of the CCC group (3.48 ± 1.21) from 1 day to 3 months after cataract surgery (P < 0.05).

conclusionsPPC was as safe as CCC and more efficient than CCC for making perfectly round capsulotomy. The initial capsulotomy size of PPC was smaller than that of CCC. PPC size decreased more than CCC after several months because it might damage the anterior capsule with thermal energy.

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CapsulorhexisLens Capsule, CrystallinePhacoemulsificationRefraction, OcularVisual AcuityAgedAged, 80 and overEndothelium, CornealFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLens Implantation, IntraocularMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeCataract surgeryManual continuous curvilinear capsulorhexisPrecision pulse capsulotomy

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