Long-term Periodic Analysis of Senile Cataract with Computerized Anterior Segment Analyser.

Lee, Jae Lim; Ko, Sung Min; Shyn, Kyung Hwan

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1997;38(9):1600-1606.
Published online September 1, 1997.

Long-term Periodic Analysis of Senile Cataract with Computerized Anterior Segment Analyser.

Jae Lim Lee, Sung Min Ko, Kyung Hwan Shyn

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Red-Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

수정체 컴퓨터 영상촬영기를 이용한 백내장의 장기 진행경과 관찰백내장의 장기 진행경과 관찰

이재림(Jae Lim Lee),고성민(Sung Min Ko),신경환(Kyung Hwan Shyn)

Abstract

To evaluate the progression of the cataract, we examined the retroillumination and the slit image of the lens by using EAS-1000 Scheimpflug photography in 50 individuals(91 eyes) with senile cataract from September 1990 to January 1996. We analyzed the cataract progression periodically by retroillumination for opacity area(%) change and Scheimpflug photography for density change of at each eyes at the same time. And we examined cataract type progression by aging and medication effect. In the retroillumination image, the monthly increment of opacity areas were 1.24%. In the Scheimpflug photography(slit image), the monthly incerement was 4.23 CCT. Both the opacity area(%) changes and the density changes at each cataract type were faster in the young age group than other age group. Both the opacity area changes and the density changes were slower in the anticataract medication group than non-medication group, but it was statistically insignificant.

Key Words: Scheimpflug Photography;Anticataract Medication;Senile Cataract