PMID- 21725944
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120724
LR  - 20171206
IS  - 1724-6016 (Electronic)
IS  - 1120-6721 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 3
DP  - 2012 May-Jun
TI  - Quantitative ultrasound biomicroscopy study of biometry of the lens and anterior 
      chamber.
PG  - 349-55
LID - 10.5301/ejo.5000013 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: To quantify the changes induced by cataract extraction (CE) in angle 
      recess area (ARA), angle opening distance at 250 and 500 microm (AOD250, AOD500), and 
      aqueous depth (AQD) in comparison with axial lens thickness (LT) and to reveal 
      effects of LT and lens position (LP) on angle parameters and AQD using ultrasound 
      biomicroscopy (UBM). METHODS: Thirty-five eyes of 35 patients (22 male; mean age 
      69.5 +/- 7.8 years) with senile or presenile cataract who consecutively underwent 
      cataract surgery were enrolled in this institutional study. We performed UBM 
      examinations before and 1 month after surgery under a standard protocol. Axial 
      images of the anterior segment and radial sections of the angle at 4 quadrants 
      were obtained. Aqueous depth and LT were measured in immersion A-scan mode and we 
      used UBM Pro 2000(R) software for the ARA, AOD250, and AOD500. RESULTS: Aqueous 
      depth and angle parameters at 4 quadrants were increased significantly after CE 
      (p<0.05). The mean LT was 4.53 +/- 0.37 mm and LP was 4.96 +/- 0.25 mm 
      preoperatively. There were statistically significant correlations between LT, LP, 
      and AQD and angle parameters preoperatively. We also determined statistically 
      significant correlations between LT, LP, and postoperative changes in AQD and 
      angle parameters In comparison with LT, the mean increases in AQD, ARA, AOD250, 
      and AOD500 were 0.21, 0.014, 0.012, and 0.017 times, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: 
      The results suggest that LT is as a significant factor as LPon the final 
      dimensions of the anterior chamber and angle.
FAU - Salcan, Ilhami
AU  - Salcan I
AD  - Department of Ophthalmology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
FAU - Aykan, Umit
AU  - Aykan U
FAU - Yildirim, Ozlem
AU  - Yildirim O
FAU - Kanik, Arzu
AU  - Kanik A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Eur J Ophthalmol
JT  - European journal of ophthalmology
JID - 9110772
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Anterior Chamber/*diagnostic imaging/pathology
MH  - Aqueous Humor
MH  - Biometry
MH  - Cataract/*diagnostic imaging/pathology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lens Implantation, Intraocular
MH  - Lens, Crystalline/*diagnostic imaging/pathology
MH  - Male
MH  - *Microscopy, Acoustic
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Organ Size
MH  - *Phacoemulsification
MH  - Prospective Studies
EDAT- 2011/07/05 06:00
MHDA- 2012/07/25 06:00
CRDT- 2011/07/05 06:00
PHST- 2011/05/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2011/07/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/07/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/07/25 06:00 [medline]
AID - DCCCF5A0-5D9D-4698-9D4A-0DDA44549B2E [pii]
AID - 10.5301/ejo.5000013 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Ophthalmol. 2012 May-Jun;22(3):349-55. doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000013.