Change in intraocular pressure in the early period after cataract phacoemulsification with implantation of a soft intraocular lens in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome
The study involved 67 eyes of 66 patients aged 62-75 with pseudoexfoliation syndrome who underwent uncomplicated cataract phacoemulsification. All patients were examined for intraocular pressure (IOP) with Glautest-60 tonograph and for corneal-compensated and Goldmann IOP-with Ocular Response Analyzer (Reichert, USA). IOP measured by tonography was 15.67 ± 0.85 mm Hg before surgery, 13.22 ± 0.53 mmHg after 2 weeks, 13.21 ±0.55 mm Hg after 1 month, and 12.42 ± 0.46 mm Hg in 3 months. Corneal compensated IOP was 15.91 ± 0.69 mm Hg before surgery, then increased starting from the first day after surgery, reached 19.37 ±1.52 mm Hg in 2 weeks, returned to preoperative values in 1 month, and fell to 14.4 ± 0.70 mm Hg after 3 months. Goldmann IOPe changed in a way similar to corneal-compensated IOP. The coefficient of aqueous humor outflow averaged 0.15± 0.01 mm3/min by mm Hg before surgery, in 2 weeks increased to 0.24 ± 0.02 mm3/min by mm Hg and remained practically unchanged when measured in 1 and 3 months after surgery (0.22 ± 0.02 mm3/min by mm Hg) // Russian Ophthalmological Journal, 2014; 4:69-73.