Mikro-Koaksiyel Katarakt Ameliyatı Sonrası Santral Kornea Kalınlığının Ultrasonik Pakimetri ile Değerlendirilmesi

Pur po se: To evaluate the changes in central corneal thickness (CCT) in patients with different values before cataract surgery.\udMa te ri al and Met hod: 90 eyes of 70 patients who had undergone uneventful cataract surgery because of senile cataract were\udincluded in this prospective study. The CCT was measured by ultrasound pachymetry. The patients were evaluated in 4 groups\udaccording to preoperative CCT values (group 1: 450-500 μm, group 2: 501-550μm, group 3: 551-600μm, and group 4: 601-650μm).\udThe CCT was measured preoperatively and at 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 8th weeks postoperatively. The chi-square test and one-way analysis of\udvariance test were used for statistical analysis.\udRe sults: The increase in CCT was highest in group 1 determined as 71.3 μm. The increase in group 2 was 43.4, 35.1 in group 3, and 16.6\udμm in group 4. The increase in CCT was significant in all groups at week 1 ( p<0.05). The increase in group 1 was statistically significant\udthan in groups 3 and 4 (group 1 and group 3, p=0.025; group 1 and group 4, p<0.01). The increase in group 2 was also statistically\udsignificant than in group 4 (p=0.032). The CCT was decreased after the 2nd week. The recovery of CCT to preoperative values was determined\udat 8th week in group 1, 4th week in groups 2 and 3, and 2nd week in group 4.\udDis cus si on: In thin corneas, the increase in central corneal thickness is more prominent and stabilization occurs in a longer time after\udcataract surgery. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2013; 43: 145-8