Effect of Reformation of the Anterior Chamber by Air or by a Balanced Salt Solution (BSS) on Corneal Endothelium after Phacoemulsification: A Comparative Study

Table 2

Pre- and postoperative corneal endothelial parameters.

	Group 1 (BSS); Mean ± SD			Group 2 (Air); Mean ± SD			value
	Preoperative	Post 1 month	Post 3 month	Preoperative	Post 1 month	Post 3 month
Cell density (cells/mm^2)	2646 ± 284.1	2523  ±311	2479 ± 303	2605 ± 367	2465 ± 351	2424 ± 336	0.16
Endothelial cell loss	—	146 ± 84; 5.5%	189 ± 132; 7.1%	—	164 ± 125; 6.3%	172 ± 95; 6.6%	0.1
Coefficient of variance % (polymegathism)	38.2 ± 6	1644±	39.8 ± 10	40.3 ± 8.4	35.8 ± 11	34.4 ± 11	0.8
Hexagonality % (pleomorphism)	49 ± 8	39 ± 15	45 ± 10	51 ± 10	42 ± 8	43 ± 9	0.3
Central corneal thickness, micron	508 ± 22	518 ± 23	508 ± 20	509 ± 34	530 ± 40	510 ± 41	0.28