Corneal endothelial changes after divide and conquer versus chip and flip phacoemulsification
- 1 September 1997
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 23 (7), 1006-1012
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(97)80072-7
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate changes in central corneal endothelial cells and corneal thickness after divide and conquer phacoemulsification and chip and flip phacoemulsification. Setting: Houston Eye Clinic, Houston, Texas, USA. Methods: Forty-four eyes were randomly assigned to one of two groups to have divide and conquer (D/C Group) or chip and flip (C/F Group) phacoemulsification with implantation of a posterior chamber, foldable, silicone intraocular lens performed by one surgeon. Of these, 41 eyes of 37 patients (22 D/C Group, 19 C/F Group) met the inclusion criteria. All surgeries were uneventful. A complete eye examination including specular microscopy and pachymetry was performed preoperatively and 1 week and 1 and 3 months postoperatively. Results: There were no significant between-group differences in any of the following means: sex; age; time at 70% phaco power; total phacoemulsification time. No correlation was found between ultrasound time and increased corneal thickness except for a significant increase in percentage of hexagonal cells in the C/F Group at 1 month. The only statistically significant between-group differences were greater endothelial cell loss in the C/F Group at 1 month and the percentage change in hexagonal cells at 1 week (1.1 % increase, D/C Group; 10.7% decrease, C/F Group). Conclusion: The divide and conquer technique led to less endothelial loss and hexagonal cell change than the chip and flip technique, although at 3 months the differences were not significant.Keywords
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