Open AccessEndothelial cell loss after small incision cataract surgery
Author(s) -
Sidharath Dev Thakur,
Dán A,
Manju Singh,
Anita Banerjee,
Amit Ghosh,
Gautam Bhaduri
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
nepalese journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-0320
pISSN - 2072-6805
DOI - 10.3126/nepjoph.v3i2.5273
Subject(s) - medicine , cataract surgery , ophthalmology , surgery
The corneal endothelium plays an important role in maintaining the dehydrated state and the transparency of the cornea. Some degree of endothelial cell loss invariably occurs in all types of cataract surgery but the amount of endothelial cell loss varies with the surgical technique.