J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1987 Dec;28(6):1303-1307.

Intraocular Pressure after Extracapsular Cataract Extraction with Implantation of Posterior Chamber Lenses

• Wee WR
• Youn DH

Abstract

115 cases of extracapsular cataract extraction(ECCE) and ciliary sulcus fixation of posterior chamber lens implantation had intraocular pressure(IOP) measurements recorded more than 2 months postoperatively. These results were compared to the unoperated fellow eyes, as well as to a group of 14 patients who had ECCE and implantation of an anterior chamber lens. The posterior chamber lens implanted eyes demonstrated a significant IOP reduction after surgery compared to the unoperated fellow eyes and the anterior chamber lens implanted eyes. In the posterior chamber lens implanted eyes, there was a significant IOP reduction after surgery in all age groups and there was a significant IOP reduction in the eyes with from 2 to 6 months and from 7 to 12 months follow-up after surgery, but no IOP change in the eyes with more than 1 year follow-up after surgery. We concluded that in the cases of ECCE and ciliary sulcus fixation of posterior chamber lens implantation, IOP was reduced a while after surgery, but approached to preoperative level as time went on.

MeSH Terms

Anterior Chamber
Cataract Extraction*
Cataract*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intraocular Pressure*