Influence of cataract surgery on retinal thickness

Vpliv operacije katarakte na debelino mrežnice

Authors

  • Katarina Šiško University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine , Univerza v Mariboru, Medicinska fakulteta Author
  • Nina Knez University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine , Univerza v Mariboru, Medicinska fakulteta Author
  • Dušica Pahor University Clinical Centre Maribor, Department of Ophthalmology ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine , Univerzitetni klinični center Maribor, Oddelek za oftalmologijo ; Univerza v Mariboru, Medicinska fakulteta Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18690/actabiomed.41

Keywords:

cataract surgery, optical coherence tomography (OCT), retinal thickness, retinal volume, RNFL

Abstract

Purpose: We evaluated the potential influence of cataract surgery on macular thickness and on the thickness of the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) at different time intervals within 1 month after surgery.

Methods: This prospective study involved 27 patients (27 eyes) scheduled for ambulatory cataract surgery with phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation. Optical coherence tomography was used to measure macular thickness, macular volume and RNFL thickness on operated eyes on the day before surgery and 1, 14 and 30 days after surgery. Contralateral non-operated eyes served as a control group (19 patients, 19 eyes).

Results: One month after surgery, 75% of the macula showed a significant increase in thickness (p<0.05) RNFL measurements revealed that mean values in the operated group did not increase compared with preoperative values (p>0.05).

Conclusion: These results confirmed the influence of uncomplicated cataract surgery on macular thickening 1 month after surgery.

Author Biographies

  • Katarina Šiško, University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine, Univerza v Mariboru, Medicinska fakulteta

    Maribor, Slovenia.

  • Nina Knez, University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine, Univerza v Mariboru, Medicinska fakulteta

    Maribor, Slovenia.

  • Dušica Pahor, University Clinical Centre Maribor, Department of Ophthalmology ; University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine, Univerzitetni klinični center Maribor, Oddelek za oftalmologijo ; Univerza v Mariboru, Medicinska fakulteta

    Prof. dr., dr.med., Maribor, Slovenia. E-pošta: d.pahor@ukc-mb.si

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Published

23.11.2021

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Clinical Study

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How to Cite

Šiško, K. ., Knez, N., & Pahor, D. . (2021). Influence of cataract surgery on retinal thickness: Vpliv operacije katarakte na debelino mrežnice. Acta Medico-Biotechnica, 3(2), 52-61. https://doi.org/10.18690/actabiomed.41

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