Abstract

Evaluate the impact of high vs low intraoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) during phacoemulsification on anterior and posterior physiology. Private practice in Des Moines, Iowa. Prospective, randomized, paired-eye clinical trial of patients anticipating bilateral cataract surgery. 27 participants randomized at the time of their first cataract surgery to either low IOP or high IOP group. The subsequent cataract surgery was performed under the alternate condition. During phacoemulsification and cortex removal, IOP was maintained either at low (≤28 mm Hg) or at high (≥55 to 60 mm Hg) levels. The primary outcome was fluid usage, with secondary outcomes of central corneal thickness, foveal avascular zone area, foveal and macular thickness, endothelial cell density (ECD), and postoperative inflammation. Surgery with low IOP settings used less fluid (40.0 mL vs 55.6 mL, P < .0001). Corneal thickness changes were smaller in low IOP eyes at 1 day and 1 week (3.0% vs 8.1%, P = .01; 3.1% vs 4.4%, P = .01) but were similar by 1 and 3 months. ECD dropped less in low IOP eyes at 1 and 3 months (-1.7% vs -12.3%, P = .001, 2.1% vs -8.9%, P = .0003.) IOP remained a significant predictor of ECD change when relationship was controlled for fluid use and phacoemulsification energy. Retinal parameters did not vary among all eyes or when compared by IOP setting. Visual acuity was similar at all timepoints. Low IOP settings resulted in less inflammation and less corneal trauma, as evidenced by a smaller drop in ECD and less postoperative corneal edema, when compared with high IOP settings. Retinal parameters did not change significantly. The different outcomes did not result in a difference in visual acuity.

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