Mh. Hansen et al., INTRAOCULAR-PRESSURE 7 YEARS AFTER EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT-EXTRACTION AND SULCUS IMPLANTATION OF A POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR-LENS, Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 21(6), 1995, pp. 676-678
Seven years after extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and sulcus
implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens, we measured the
intraocular pressure (IOP) in 28 eyes of 28 patients. The results were
compared with the preoperative IOP and with the postoperative IOP at
four months and 2 1/2 years. The mean IOP value seven years after surg
ery was 1.3 mm Hg lower than the preoperative mean value. No significa
nt difference was found among the values at four months, 2 1/2 years,
and seven years. One patient experienced a marked rise in IOP between
2 1/2 years and seven years and was excluded from the calculations. Ho
wever, we could not tell whether it was a consequence of the cataract
surgery. In this study, we found that IOP stabilized at a postoperativ
e level that was significantly lower than the preoperative value and h
as remained there for seven years.