[
    {
        "id": "osp-13059",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Changes in intraocular pressure after clear corneal phacoemulsification in normal patients",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Bhallil",
                "given": "Salima"
            },
            {
                "family": "Andalloussi",
                "given": "Idriss Benatiya"
            },
            {
                "family": "Chraibi",
                "given": "Fouad"
            },
            {
                "family": "Daoudi",
                "given": "Khadija"
            },
            {
                "family": "Tahri",
                "given": "Hicham"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/changes-in-intraocular-pressure-after-clear-corneal-phacoemulsification-in-normal-patients",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2009
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Journal of Ophthalmology",
        "volume": "2",
        "issue": "3",
        "page": "111-113",
        "DOI": "10.4103/0974-620x.57309",
        "publisher": "Medknow Publications",
        "ISSN": "0974-620X",
        "abstract": "Purpose: To evaluate changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) after clear corneal phacoemulsification (CCP) in normal patients.\n\nMaterials and methods: A prospective study including 273 normal patients selected for cataract extraction by CCP. Intraocular pressure was recorded on the 15(th) day, l(st), 2(nd), 3(rd) month and 6 months after surgery.\n\nStatistical analysis: For statistical analysis, Epi Info was used to determine the statistical significance of changes in IOP.\n\nResults: The mean age of 96 women and 177 men was 71 ± 12 years. The mean IOP before surgery was 14.18 ± 3.4 mmHg. Our patients showed a mean decrease in IOP of 2.25 mmHg (16%) compared to preoperative values. Change in IOP was not related to lens thickness (P = 0.12), but significantly correlated with change in anterior chamber depth (ACD) (P = 0.002). The postoperative IOP was inversely related to preoperative ACD (P = 0.012). Age, sex and axial length were not significantly related to IOP reduction (P = 0.2-0.5)\n\nConclusion: CCP was associated with a statistically significant reduction in IOP. The exact mechanism by which cataract surgery results in IOP reduction is unclear. CCP can be performed with the intent of achieving better IOP control."
    }
]