Endothelial cell loss: is FLACS really better than phaco-chop?

Session Details

Session Title: Corneal Endothelium & Cataract Surgery

Session Date/Time: Monday 24/09/2018 | 16:30-18:00

Paper Time: 17:00

Venue: Room A3, Podium 1

First Author: : L.Kleineberg GERMANY

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Abstract Details

Purpose:

to compare endothelial cell loss after cataract surgery with FLACS versus Phaco-chop

Setting:

Augenärzte Hannover-Nord

Methods:

we formed two groups with 25 patients for our trial and performed cataract surgery. In group 1 with FLACS method (LenSx), in group 2 with normal Phaco-Chop method. All surgeries were performed by same surgeon, all patients had the same viscoelastic substance.

Results:

we observed moderate endothelium cell loss in both groups. In FLACS group 3,55%; no patient lost more than 200 cells/mm²; In Phaco-Chop group 5,87%, 3 patients lost more than 1000 cells/mm².

Conclusions:

Both methods showed only moderate endothelium cell loss. We nevertheless observed significant advantages in FLACS group

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