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Topical indomethacin in extracapsular cataract surgery
Author(s) -
Teräsvirta Markku
Publication year - 1989
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.1755-3768.1989.tb01884.x
Subject(s) - medicine , miosis , cataract extraction , pupil , intraocular lens , cataract surgery , ophthalmology , surgery , pupil diameter , anesthesia , neuroscience , biology
A photography‐based single‐blind study was conducted to evaluate the effect of topical indomethacin on the per‐operative pupil of 52 consecutive patients undergoing an extracapsular cataract extraction with or without an intraocular lens. Each operation was done by the author. Per‐operative miosis was significantly smaller in the group receiving indomethacin as compared with the control group ( P = 0.06‐0.13). A reproducible photographic method for evaluating the per‐operative behavior of the pupil is described.