ISSN: 1300-0365
Dil: Türkçe
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The Effect Of Eye Patching On Corneal Edema After Cataract Surgery
Hidayet ERDÖL*, Nurettin AKYOL**, Şaban UĞURLU***, Zerrin KAPICIOĞLU*
* Yrd.Doç.Dr.,Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD,** Doç.Dr.,Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD,*** Arş.Gör.Dr.,Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları AD, TRABZON
To investigate the effect of eye patching on the corneal edema after extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation is aimed in this study.
Of 82 eyes operated due to senile cataract, 46 eyes (group I) were not covered with cotton eye pad after the first day of the operation, 36 eyes were covered with cotton eye pad during a week after operation. The corneal thickness of all patients were measured before and on first, third, seventh day after the operation.
The mean corneal thickness measured were 561 before operation, 764 on first day, 707 on third day, and 613 mm on seventh day in group I, and 557, 787, 766, and 691 mm in group II, respectively. The differences between the corneal thickness found in group I and II were significant after third day of operation (p=0.006). No complication of any kind was observed in group I.
It has been observed that postoperative corneal edema improved earlier in group I than that in group II.Keywords: Corneal edema, Cataract Surgery,
Eye Patching.Turkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol 1999, 8:33-36
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