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Department of Surgery

2015

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Entral Corneal Thickness Changes After Phacoemulsification, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Muhammad Hamza, Wajiha Koomal, Khabir Ahmad Jun 2015

Entral Corneal Thickness Changes After Phacoemulsification, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Muhammad Hamza, Wajiha Koomal, Khabir Ahmad

Department of Surgery

Purpose: To determine when the mean central corneal thickness (CCT) returns to normal values after uneventful phacoemulsification. Material and Methods: This was a prospective case series. The study was carried out at the Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Eyes scheduled to undergo phacoemulsification during December 2011 – March 2012 were eligible to be included. Eyes with corneal degenerations, dystrophies or high pre-op astigmatism were excluded. A structured proforma was used to collect data on sociodemographics, comorbids, visual acuity, and CCT before surgery and 1 day, 1 week and 1 month after surgery. Changes in …