Time Analysis of Corneal Endothelial Cell Density in IOL Implanted Eyes.

Han, Tae Wan; Kim, Man Soo; Kim, Jae Ho

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1987;28(2):313-318.
Published online February 1, 1987.

Time Analysis of Corneal Endothelial Cell Density in IOL Implanted Eyes.

Tae Wan Han, Man Soo Kim, Jae Ho Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

인공수정체 삽입안에 있어서 각막 내피세포의 경시적 변화

한태원(Tae Won Han),김만수(Man Soo Kim),김재호(Jae Ho Kim)

Abstract

The effects of intraocular lens(IOL) being inserted by three kind of cataract surgery on the central endothelial cell density(CECD) was studied for one year. The study was performed on 69 eyes of 65 patients and 69 eyes were divided into 3 groups as follows. Group I: Planneq extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber lens (45 eyes). Group II: Complicated extracapsular cataract extraction with anterior chamber lens(11 eyes). Group III: Secondary anterior chamber lens(13 eyes). The result were as follows; 1. The preperative CECD Was 2.466 +/- 240 cells/mm2 in average and there was no significant difference in CECD between age groups. 2. The preoperative CECD of group III which had cataract surgery previously was lower than group I and II respectively. 3. The endothelial cell loss at 1 week of the postoperative period was 10.87 +/- 9.38% in group III. 4. The endothelial cell loss was remarkable until 3 months of the postoperative priod but it was not significant thereafter. 5. The average postoperative central endothelial cell density of group II and III which had long operation time and repeated surgery was significantly higher than that of group I.