The effect of anterior chamber depth on endothelial cell count after filtration surgery.
Arch Ophthalmol
; 107(11): 1609-11, 1989 Nov.
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Eighteen patients undergoing glaucoma filtration surgery underwent specular microscopic examination 1 day prior to surgery and 4 to 6 months after surgery. Patients were evaluated postoperatively for the presence of iridocorneal or lenticular-corneal touch, anterior chamber depth, and inflammation. Ten eyes that maintained their anterior chamber following glaucoma filtration surgery did not have a significant decrease in corneal endothelial cell density. However, eight eyes that developed a shallow anterior chamber with iridocorneal touch had a mean (+/- SD) decrease of 265 +/- 185 cells (12.4%) peripherally and 250 +/- 243 cells (11.6%) centrally in corneal endothelial cell count. None of the patients with iridocorneal touch developed corneal edema after a mean follow-up of 44.4 +/- 18.0 months. Iridocorneal touch after glaucoma filtration surgery is associated with loss of endothelial cells yet appears to be well tolerated by the cornea.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Endotelio Corneal
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Glaucoma
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Cámara Anterior
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Ophthalmol
Año:
1989
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos