Abstract
Purpose: To measure changes in anterior chamber depth (ACD) afteruneventful cataract surgery through phacoemulsification along with intraocularlens (IOL) implantation in healthy eyes using ultrasonography (Amplitude Scan).Study Design: Prospective observational clinical case series.Place and duration of Study: Section of Ophthalmology, department ofsurgery, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi Pakistan from September 2011 toMarch, 2012.Material and Methods: Seventy Four eyes (74 patients) underwentUltrasonography A Scan to evaluate anterior chamber configuration before, 1day after, 1 week after and 1 month post-operative. We measured central ACD.Pre-operative and post-operative data was compared by using paired t tests.Results: A total of 74 subjects were enrolled in this study. There were 42 males(56.8%) and 32 females (43.2%).Before surgery, overall mean anteriorchamberdepth (mm) ACD was 3.02 ± 0.43; in males was 3.07 ± 0.43 and infemales was 2.96 ± 0.43. Overall, the mean ACD after 1 day of cataract surgery3.46 ± 0.44,after 1 week of surgery was 3.64 ± 0.46, and after 1 month ofsurgery was 3.81 ± 0.46.Significant increase of 0.73 ± 0.58mm (p < 0.0001) inthe mean ACD was seen after 1 month of surgery. However , mean difference inACD after 1 month of surgery between male and female groups was 0.11 ± 0.09;which was not statistically significant (p = 0.42). After uneventfulphacoemulsification along with IOL implantation, the anterior chamber angledepth increased markedly.Conclusion: Following uneventful phacoemulsification along with Intraocularlens implantation, the ACD markedly increased which, was statisticallysignificant. Ultrasound A Scan is simple and easily available tool for obtainingquantitative data about anterior chamber depth.Keywords: Cataract, Anterior Chamber Depth, Phacoemulsification,Ultrasonography A Scan.
Mustafa Kamal Junejo, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry. (2016) Anterior Chamber Depth Changes after Uneventful Phacoemulsification, Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 32, Issue 1.
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