Change of IOP after Phacoemulsification and IOL Implantation

Aim: To examine the change in the postoperative intraocular pressure within one week after phacoemulsification and IOL implantation. Patients and Methods: The IOP of 118 eyes of 118 patients, with no preceding history of glaucoma, was assessed by applanation tonometry, after uncomplicated phacoemulsification and PC-IOL implantation, at 2–3, 6–8 and 22–24 hours, and one week. The effect of the removal of OVD (Adatocel, methylhydroxypropylcellulose, partial=from the AC only vs. total=from behind the IOL as well), the lens type (Medicontur vs. Hydroview) and the type of anaesthesia (topical vs. parabulbar) were com…