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Effects of intracameral carbachol and acetylcholine on headache and pupil reactivity after cataract surgery

Session Details

Session Title: Complex Cases and Surgery

Session Date/Time: Monday 07/10/2013 | 14:30-16:00

Paper Time: 14:48

Venue: Forum (Ground Floor)

First Author: : W.Kim SOUTH KOREA

Co Author(s): :                  

Abstract Details

Purpose:

To evaluate headache characteristics and pupil reactivity recovery time according to drugs and their amount

Setting:

Department of Ophthalmology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University, College of Medicine

Methods:

140 eyes of 120 patients scheduled for cataract surgery were randomly assigned into seven groups : (1) Carbachol (0.1 cc) infusion (2) Carbachol (0.5 cc) infusion (3) Carbachol (1.0 cc) infusion (4) Acetylcholinel (0.1 cc) infusion (5) Acetylcholine (0.5 cc) infusion (6) Acetylcholine (1.0 cc) infusion (7) Balanced salt solution(BSS) infusion (control). We compared the preoperative intraocular pressure(IOP), postoperative IOP, headache characteristics, and pupil reactivity.

Results:

There was no significant difference in IOP between the groups. Incidence of headache was lower in acetylcholine infusion. And recovery of pupil reactivity was faster in acetylcholine, too.

Conclusions:

There were less systemic and ocular complications using acetylcholine than carbachol.

Financial Interest:

NONE