HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF PHACOEMULSIFICATION-ASPIRATION ON IRIS MUSCLES

Authors
KOMATSU M UGA S OONO S SHIMIZU K KOHARA M
Citation
M. Komatsu et al., HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF PHACOEMULSIFICATION-ASPIRATION ON IRIS MUSCLES, Ophthalmologica, 212(3), 1998, pp. 169-174
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Ophthalmologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00303755
Volume
212
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
169 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-3755(1998)212:3<169:HSOTEO>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Phacoemulsification-aspiration (PEA) followed by peripheral iridectomy was performed in 10 patients, and the dissected iris fragments were e xamined by electron microscopy. Organic changes such as cytoplasmic va cuolation and lamellar formation were observed in both the sphincter a nd dilator muscles of the pupil. No changes in the axons were detected . The same findings were observed when a simian eye was examined after PEA. These results indicate that PEA causes injury to iris muscles.