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Implantation of hydrophobic IOLs under BSS infusion during phacoemulsification

Poster Details

First Author: A.Samir SAUDI ARABIA

Co Author(s):    A. AlQarni   A. Nour                 

Abstract Details

Purpose:

to evaluate the safety and efficacy of implanting hydrophobic IOLs under BSS infusion rather than viscoelastic

Setting:

magrabi eye hospital jeddah ksa

Methods:

Prospective nonrandomized observational study including 160 eyes of 105 patients underwent unevenful phacoemulsification divided into 2 groups group a where a hydrophobic IOL was implanted under viscoelastic material and group B where IOL was implanted under BSS infusion parameters included surgery time and corneal endothelial cell count

Results:

Preoperative corneal endothelium cell density (ECD) were 2,621±290 cells/mm2/2501±311 cells/mm2 . After 1 and 6 weeks, ECD decreased and endothelium cell size increased significantly in both groups (each P<0.001) without significant differences between both groups (each P>0.05). Irrigation–aspiration suction time  and overall surgical time were significantly longer in the OVD.  No complications or serious side effects occurred.

Conclusions:

Implantation of a hydrophobic acrylic IOLs under BSS infusion seems to be a useful and faster alternative to the use of OVD in experienced hands without higher ECD loss rates or serious complications

Financial Disclosure:

None