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Ultrasound Cyclo Plasty in Eyes with Glaucoma
Published on: January 26, 2018
[Cataract surgery in adults and children with chronic uveitis]
A Turno-Krecicka1, M H Nizankowska, J Oficjalska-Młyńczak
1Katedry i Kliniki Okulistyki AM we Wrocławiu.
Purpose:
To present preoperative strategies and results of cataract surgery in patients with different types of uveitis.
Patients And Methods:
The results of 18 cases of extracapsular cataract extraction with or without intraocular lens implantation were retrospectively analysed. Age of patients ranged from 10 to 71 years (mean age: 35 years). Etiology of uveitis was determined in 10 cases (63%). Preoperative management was determined by the diagnosis of uveitis. The postoperative observation time ranged from 3 years to 6 months (mean: 25 months).
Results:
Visual acuity improved postoperatively in 17 eyes (96%), and was better than 0.5 in 10 eyes (63%). The reasons for lower visual acuity were: cystoid macular edema in 6 cases (33%), band keratopathy, amblyopia and floaters in the vitreous.
Conclusions:
Establishing the diagnosis and controlling the inflammation pre- and postoperatively are the basic conditions for the surgical outcomes in cataract surgery in patients with history of uveitis.
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