The Effect of Irrigating Solution on the Corneal Endothelial Structures during Phacoemulsification.

Jung, Seok Won; Chung, Sung Kun

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2006;47(6):900-904.
Published online June 30, 2006.

The Effect of Irrigating Solution on the Corneal Endothelial Structures during Phacoemulsification.

Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary's Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. eyedoc@catholic.ac.kr

수정체유화술에서 관류액에 의한 각막의 형태변화

정석원,정성근

Department of Ophthalmology, St. Mary`s Hospital College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: Seok Won Jung, M.D.

Abstract

PURPOSE
To determine the effects of BSS Plus(R) and Optiplus(R) irrigating solution on the corneal endothelium in patients undergoing phacoemulsification with posterior chamber lens implantation. METHODS: The study comprised 42 eyes irrigated with BSS Plus(R) and 37 eyes irrigated with Optiplus(R) solution. Cell density of the corneal endothelial cell, coefficient variation of the cell area, hexagonality, and central corneal thickness were measured. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between the two solutions in their effect on corneal endothelial cell density, coefficient variation of the cell area, hexagonality, and central corneal thickness postoperatively after one day, one month, and two months (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: There were no differences in the effects of BSS Plus(R) and Optiplus(R) on the measured parameters of the corneal endothelium over the first two postoperative months.

Key Words: BSS Plus(R);Corneal endothelium;Irrigating solution;Optiplus(R)