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To evaluate the efficacy of a novel trabecular aspiration technique in limiting early intraocular pressure elevation following extracapsular cataract extraction.

July 1, 1997Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery

Effect of trabecular aspiration on early intraocular pressure rise after cataract surgery

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PJPhilipp C. JacobiUniversity of Cologne BEBert F. EngelsUniversity of Cologne TDThomas S. DietleinUniversity Hospital Cologne

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Randomized double-masked trial shows trabecular aspiration attenuates early intraocular pressure spikes in cataract extraction patients, suggesting improved immediate post-surgical ocular safety.

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To evaluate the efficacy of a novel trabecular aspiration technique in limiting early intraocular pressure elevation following extracapsular cataract extraction.
Prospective, double-masked randomized trial of 100 patients undergoing extracapsular cataract extraction at University Eye Hospital of Cologne, Germany.
The intervention group (N=48) received negative suction pressure (100–200 mm Hg) over 180 degrees of the inferior chamber angle, compared to untreated controls (N=52).
Intraocular pressure was recorded preoperatively, early postoperatively (5 to 7 hours), and late postoperatively (12 to 48 hours).
Early postoperative mean intraocular pressure increased significantly from baseline in both groups, rising by 7.4 mm Hg in the aspiration group versus 20.8 mm Hg in controls.
Analysis of covariance confirmed a significantly smaller pressure rise from baseline to the early postoperative window in the aspiration group compared to controls (P = .0041).
No significant difference was detected between preoperative and late postoperative (12 to 48 hours) intraocular pressures in either group.

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Jacobi et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a990d32ea8974fe8c27359b https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(97)80254-4

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Randomized double-masked trial shows trabecular aspiration attenuates early intraocular pressure spikes in cataract extraction patients, suggesting improved immediate post-surgical ocular safety.

Effect of trabecular aspiration on early intraocular pressure rise after cataract surgery

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Effect of trabecular aspiration on early intraocular pressure rise after cataract surgery

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