Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Divya Jain and Pramod K Sahu
University College of Medical Sciences, India
Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, India
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Clin Exp Ophthalmol
A prospective study was carried out to evaluate changes in Intraocular pressure (IOP) aft er phacoemulsifi cation in eyes with occludable angle and compare with open angle in eyes without any prior diagnosed glaucoma. 60 subjects were divided into two groups of 30 eyes each into occludable angle (group-I) and open angle (group-II) groups aft er evaluation by gonioscopy. Patients who required immediate intervention for high IOP or treatment for glaucoma were excluded so that the sole eff ect of phacoemulsifi cation on eyes could be evaluated. Aft er obtaining institutional ethical clearance and informed consent, cataract extraction by phacoemulsifi cation was performed in both the groups. Follow-up was carried out on post op days 1, 7, 30 and 90 to evaluate visual acuity, IOP and central corneal thickness (CCT). Th e two groups showed signifi cant reduction in IOP (p<0.05) with mean reduction of 1.9 mmHg (8.3%) in Group-I (occludable angle) and 1.4 mmHg (6.3%) in Group-II. Our study strengthens the fact that phacoemulsifi cation can be used as an entity to decrease IOP along with cataract removal in occludable angle eyes showing high pre-op IOP without prior diagnosed glaucoma.
DIVYA JAIN has completed her MS Ophthalmology from University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi where she received training in comprehensive ophthalmology with further speciality training in Squint and Glaucoma services. Currently she is further pursuing training in anterior segment.