[Densitometric analysis of changes in the vitreous body after cataract extraction]

Densitometric methods for analyzing the images obtained at biomicroscopy were used to study the transparency of the spatium retrolentalis, membrana hialoidea anterior, and pars retrolenticularis of the vitreous body of 45 eyes after cataract phacoemulsification. In half the patients, the optical density in these structures has shown to increase as compared with the normal values, which is mainly associated with the opacity of the vitreous body and the increased destruction of its tracts. The results of drug treatment and a role of additional therapy with plasmin and collagenase activators in the complete rehabilitation of patients after surgical cataract treatment are discussed.