Endothelial Cell Loss after Phacoemulsification according to Different Anterior Chamber Depths
Table 1
Preoperative clinical characteristics of enrolled patients.
Parameter
ACD I
ACD II
ACD III
NO2
NO3
NO4
NO2
NO3
NO4
NO2
NO3
NO4
Mean age (y)
68.60 ± 8.63
70.93 ± 8.46
69.00 ± 8.86
68.73 ± 8.90
71.47 ± 10.25
68.27 ± 9.18
71.67 ± 8.34
69.27 ± 9.35
70.13 ± 7.54
Mean CDVA (logMAR)
0.53 ± 0.15
0.51 ± 0.12
0.56 ± 0.14
0.55 ± 0.17
0.49 ± 0.14
0.52 ± 0.09
0.51 ± 0.15
0.46 ± 0.10
0.52 ± 0.09
Mean CCT (um)
538.00 ± 31.04
551.73 ± 28.28
561.53 ± 31.52
544.13 ± 29.07
543.73 ± 26.87
546.13 ± 28.17
540.73 ± 28.77
540.60 ± 15.27
552.20 ± 24.35
Mean ECC (cells/mm2)
2608.13 ± 270.18
2658.20 ± 233.04
2534.53 ± 272.89
2700.67 ± 269.16
2646.27 ± 245.07
2532.53 ± 251.90
2710.73 ± 266.66
2602.47 ± 207.51
2608.53 ± 298.66
value
>0.05
>0.05
>0.05
>0.05
>0.05
>0.05
>0.05
>0.05
>0.05
Means ± SD. CDVA = corrected distance visual acuity; CCT = central corneal thickness; ECC = endothelial cell count; NO = nucleus opalescence. Comparison of three ACD groups in the same cataract nuclear opacity subgroups (Bonferroni and Dunnett’s T3 as post hoc analysis).
