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A Comparison of the Efficacy of Cataract Surgery Using Aqualase® with Phacoemulsification Using MicroFlow® System
PURPOSE: To compare the outcomes after phacoemulsification performed with the AquaLase® and phacoemulsification in MicroFlow® system, including surgically induced astigmatism (SIA), corneal endothelial cell damage and postoperative recovery of visual acuity. METHODS: The cataracts of Lens Opacities...
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The Korean Ophthalmological Society
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2629670/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17804917 http://dx.doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2007.21.3.137 |
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author | Ryu, Hyun-Wook Park, Shin-Hae Joo, Choun-Ki |
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description | PURPOSE: To compare the outcomes after phacoemulsification performed with the AquaLase® and phacoemulsification in MicroFlow® system, including surgically induced astigmatism (SIA), corneal endothelial cell damage and postoperative recovery of visual acuity. METHODS: The cataracts of Lens Opacities Classification System, version III (LOCS III) nuclear grade below 2 were subjected in this study. Nineteen eyes underwent cataract operation using AquaLase® (Alcon Laboratories, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.). A control group (19 eyes) used the MicroFlow® system (Millenium, Stortz, U.S.A.) and was selected by matching age, sex, systemic disease, corneal astigmatism and corneal endothelial cell density. All the surgeries were performed by the same operator. SIA, corneal endothelial cell loss, visual acuity, and corneal thickness were evaluated postoperatively. RESULTS: SIA in the group using AquaLase® was less than that of the group using MicroFlow® system (P=0.022) at 2 months postoperatively. Evaluation of corneal endothelial cell loss, recovery of visual acuity and corneal thickness found no statistically significant differences between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Cataract surgery using AquaLase® induces less surgically induced astigmatism in mild to moderate cataracts. |
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spelling | pubmed-26296702009-02-25 A Comparison of the Efficacy of Cataract Surgery Using Aqualase® with Phacoemulsification Using MicroFlow® System Ryu, Hyun-Wook Park, Shin-Hae Joo, Choun-Ki Korean J Ophthalmol Original Article PURPOSE: To compare the outcomes after phacoemulsification performed with the AquaLase® and phacoemulsification in MicroFlow® system, including surgically induced astigmatism (SIA), corneal endothelial cell damage and postoperative recovery of visual acuity. METHODS: The cataracts of Lens Opacities Classification System, version III (LOCS III) nuclear grade below 2 were subjected in this study. Nineteen eyes underwent cataract operation using AquaLase® (Alcon Laboratories, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.). A control group (19 eyes) used the MicroFlow® system (Millenium, Stortz, U.S.A.) and was selected by matching age, sex, systemic disease, corneal astigmatism and corneal endothelial cell density. All the surgeries were performed by the same operator. SIA, corneal endothelial cell loss, visual acuity, and corneal thickness were evaluated postoperatively. RESULTS: SIA in the group using AquaLase® was less than that of the group using MicroFlow® system (P=0.022) at 2 months postoperatively. Evaluation of corneal endothelial cell loss, recovery of visual acuity and corneal thickness found no statistically significant differences between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Cataract surgery using AquaLase® induces less surgically induced astigmatism in mild to moderate cataracts. The Korean Ophthalmological Society 2007-09 2007-09-20 /pmc/articles/PMC2629670/ /pubmed/17804917 http://dx.doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2007.21.3.137 Text en Copyright © 2007 The Korean Ophthalmological Society http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Ryu, Hyun-Wook Park, Shin-Hae Joo, Choun-Ki A Comparison of the Efficacy of Cataract Surgery Using Aqualase® with Phacoemulsification Using MicroFlow® System |
title | A Comparison of the Efficacy of Cataract Surgery Using Aqualase® with Phacoemulsification Using MicroFlow® System |
title_full | A Comparison of the Efficacy of Cataract Surgery Using Aqualase® with Phacoemulsification Using MicroFlow® System |
title_fullStr | A Comparison of the Efficacy of Cataract Surgery Using Aqualase® with Phacoemulsification Using MicroFlow® System |
title_full_unstemmed | A Comparison of the Efficacy of Cataract Surgery Using Aqualase® with Phacoemulsification Using MicroFlow® System |
title_short | A Comparison of the Efficacy of Cataract Surgery Using Aqualase® with Phacoemulsification Using MicroFlow® System |
title_sort | comparison of the efficacy of cataract surgery using aqualase® with phacoemulsification using microflow® system |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2629670/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17804917 http://dx.doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2007.21.3.137 |
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