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Comparative Study Between Torsional Phacoemulsification And Longitudinal Phacoemulsification In Their Effect On Corneal Endothelium Using Specular Microscopy., Tarek Ibrahim Badr

Journal of Medicine in Scientific Research

Background The cornea is formed of 5 layers, Endothelium is that most posterior layer which is responsible for keeping cornea dehydrated. Loss of corneal endothelium is a sideeffect of many cataract surgeries that may influence postoperative visual outcome of the patients. Our study aims to compare torsional phacoemulsification and longitudinal phacoemulsification in their effect on corneal endothelium using specular microscopy. Patients and Methods We will compare the corneal endothelium parameters (central density of cells & cell loss, alterations in shape & size) afterward torsional phacoemulsification and longitudinal phacoemulsification in this prospective randomized study. 50 eyes with nuclear cataracts in grades …