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To document the recovery of the blood-aqueous barrier by quantifying anterior chamber flare and cells following cataract surgery.

February 1, 1994British Journal of OphthalmologyOpen Access

Changes in anterior chamber flare and cells following cataract surgery.

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SSS M ShahSuamandeep Vidyapeeth University DSD J SpaltonGuy's Hospital

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Prospective study reveals post-cataract blood-aqueous barrier recovery in normal eyes, highlighting full return to baseline by three months and occasional consensual responses in fellow eyes.

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To document the recovery of the blood-aqueous barrier by quantifying anterior chamber flare and cells following cataract surgery.
Prospective study of 27 normal eyes undergoing cataract surgery.
Aqueous flare and anterior chamber cells were measured non-invasively using laser photometry with a laser flare cell meter.
Aqueous flare and cells peaked on the first postoperative day, declined rapidly across the first week, and returned to preoperative baseline levels by 3 months.
An increase in flare, cells, or both occurred in 6 eyes (22.2%) during the first postoperative week, which was linked to delayed blood-aqueous barrier recovery for up to 1 month.
A consensual flare response occurred in the fellow eye in 5 patients (18.5%).

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Shah et al. (1994) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8161e32bdcf510039cd8d5 https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.78.2.91

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Prospective study reveals post-cataract blood-aqueous barrier recovery in normal eyes, highlighting full return to baseline by three months and occasional consensual responses in fellow eyes.

Changes in anterior chamber flare and cells following cataract surgery.

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Changes in anterior chamber flare and cells following cataract surgery.

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