TY - JOUR
T1 - Time analysis of corneal endothelial cell density after cataract extraction
AU - Galin, Miles A.
AU - Lin, Luke Long
AU - Fetherolf, Edward
AU - Obstbaum, Stephen A.
AU - Sugar, Alan
N1 - Funding Information:
From the Department of Ophthalmology of the New York Medical College, (Drs. Galin, Lin, and Fetherolf), and the Department of Ophthalmology of Mt. Sinai Medical Center, (Drs. Obstbaum and Sugar), New York, New York. This study was supported in part by Grant NOl AI 81266 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, and a grant from the Ophthalmological Foundation of America, Inc.
PY - 1979/7
Y1 - 1979/7
N2 - Serial endothelial photographs were taken preoperatively and postoperatively in 200 eyes; 111 eyes contained a Rayner iris clip lens, 54 eyes contained a Fyodorov Sputnik lens, and 35 eyes had no lens. Central endothelial cell density was changed in all instances, with counts in implanted eyes declining 25 to 30%, and in nonimplanted eyes 10 to 15%. In both instances, the decline essentially ceased at about three months. The cause of the greater decline in implanted eyes appeared to be mechanical and subsequent cell loss after the 90-day period was virtually equal for the two groups. Methods that may be used to alter the difference in cell density occurring with implantation are best analyzed by using the 90-day period data for comparison.
AB - Serial endothelial photographs were taken preoperatively and postoperatively in 200 eyes; 111 eyes contained a Rayner iris clip lens, 54 eyes contained a Fyodorov Sputnik lens, and 35 eyes had no lens. Central endothelial cell density was changed in all instances, with counts in implanted eyes declining 25 to 30%, and in nonimplanted eyes 10 to 15%. In both instances, the decline essentially ceased at about three months. The cause of the greater decline in implanted eyes appeared to be mechanical and subsequent cell loss after the 90-day period was virtually equal for the two groups. Methods that may be used to alter the difference in cell density occurring with implantation are best analyzed by using the 90-day period data for comparison.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9394(79)90760-8
DO - 10.1016/0002-9394(79)90760-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 464015
AN - SCOPUS:0018392734
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 88
SP - 93
EP - 96
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 1
ER -