Abstract | PURPOSE: To determine whether viscoelastic materials with a higher viscosity allow better control of the lens capsule, reducing the rate of incomplete continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) during pediatric cataract surgery. SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA. METHODS: This retrospective study comprised 25 eyes of 18 children who had cataract surgery by 1 surgeon. The type of viscoelastic agent used for the CCC portion of the surgery was obtained from surgical dictations and nursing charts and information on complications during the CCC, from surgical dictations. The patient's age, type of cataract, and intraocular lens placement were also obtained. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: The superviscous properties of Healon5 under low turbulence conditions appear to lead to a higher CCC completion rate in children.
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Authors | Bennie H Jeng, Creig S Hoyt, Stephen D McLeod |
Journal | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
(J Cataract Refract Surg)
Vol. 30
Issue 1
Pg. 85-8
(Jan 2004)
ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States |
PMID | 14967272
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Drug Combinations
- chondroitin sulfate, sodium hyaluronate drug combination
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Chondroitin
- Chondroitin Sulfates
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Capsulorhexis
(methods, statistics & numerical data)
- Cataract Extraction
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chondroitin
(administration & dosage)
- Chondroitin Sulfates
- Drug Combinations
- Humans
- Hyaluronic Acid
(administration & dosage)
- Lens Implantation, Intraocular
- Retrospective Studies
- Viscosity
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