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Intraocular pressure in the first days after implantation of the semiflexible McGhan/3 M, style 70, anterior chamber lens
Author(s) -
Næser Kristian,
Hansen Tom E.,
Dalgård Carl E.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1985.tb06807.x
Subject(s) - intraocular pressure , senile cataract , trabecular meshwork , ophthalmology , medicine , lens (geology) , intraocular lens , cataract extraction , anterior chamber angle , optics , physics
Intracapsular cataract extraction employing a corneal incision and with implantation of the semiflexible McGhan/3 M, style 70, anterior chamber lens was performed in a group of 25 patients with senile cataract. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured prior to and daily in the first 4 days after the operation. IOP was slightly, but significantly ( P ≤ 0.05) lower in the observed post‐operative period as compared to the pre‐operative measurement. Similar results have previously been found after cataract extraction with an identical technique, but without lens implantation. This probably means that early post‐operative intraocular homeostasis with respect to IOP is unaffected by the implantation of this type of lens. The fine regulation of early postoperative IOP is probably related to the fact that the described surgical technique usually is associated with only minor gonioscopically visible changes of the trabecular meshwork.