DETERMINATION OF THE DENSITY OF THE LENS ON THE BASIS OF A SPECTROFLUORIMETRIC STUDY
Abstract
The objective of the study was to determine the density of the lens in age-related cataract based on a spectrofluorimetric study and to identify the correlations of this indicator with the total time of ultrasonic exposure during phacoemulsification.
Material and methods. On the base of Krasnoyarsk Regional Ophthalmological Clinical Hospital named after Professor P. G. Makarov, the registration of the spectrofluorimetric index of lens density in 60 patients (60 eyes) was carried out, followed by cataract phacoemulsification and registration of the time of ultrasonic exposure.
Results. A high positive correlation of the lens density index with the total time of ultrasonic exposure used in cataract phacoemulsification was obtained (Pearson correlation coefficient = 0,86, р≤ 0,05). The complications of surgical treatment of highdensity cataracts that required anterior vitrectomy, implantation of rigid intraocular lenses, as well as anti-inflammatory treatment in the postoperative period are shown.
Conclusion. The spectrofluorimetric method for studying the density of the lens makes it possible to identify risk groups in cataract surgery based on the total ultrasound time.
About the Authors
V. V. GarkavenkoRussian Federation
V. V. Salmin
Russian Federation
Р. M. Balashova
Russian Federation
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Garkavenko V.V., Salmin V.V., Balashova Р.M. DETERMINATION OF THE DENSITY OF THE LENS ON THE BASIS OF A SPECTROFLUORIMETRIC STUDY. Bashkortostan Medical Journal. 2023;18(4):88-92. (In Russ.)