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Purpose To determine the long-term function of the blood-aqueous barrier after small-incision cataract surgery with implantation of a foldable intraocular lens.
Methods The blood-aqueous barrier function in 74 eyes of 62 patients who underwent cataract surgery was examined using a laser flare-cell meter. The measurements were performed pre-operatively and post-operatively between 12 and 35 months after surgery. For statistical analysis a linear regression was used. The study was designed as a single cohort study, with comparison of pre- and post-operative values.
Results Highly statistically significant differences (p 0.0001) were found between pre-operative flare values and those measured at the final visit. The linear regression model showed significantly higher flare values post-operatively compared with those measured pre-operatively. Other variables such as incision technique, sex, operation time, phaco time and systemic disease had no influence on this outcome.
Conclusion The results suggest that there is persistent blood-aqueous barrier dysregulation even several years after cataract surgery.
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This study was presented as a poster at the ARVO meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1998 (Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1998;39:51)
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Schauersberger, J., Kruger, A., Müllner-Eidenböck, A. et al. Long-term disorders of the blood-aqueous barrier after small-incision cataract surgery. Eye 14, 61–63 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2000.13
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