Cataract extraction and intraocular pressure-lowering agents delivery: A nationwide French study between 2005 and 2017.

Chloé ChamardHéléna HuguetAlain M BronCatherine Creuzot-GarcherErika NogueMax VillainNicolas NagotIsabelle CarrièreThibault MuraVincent Daien

Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2021)

A decrease of around one quarter of IOP-lowering agents delivery was observed after cataract extraction in the present real-life study with a longstanding interruption observed in one quarter of patients. Phacoemulsification as a standalone procedure reduces IOP-lowering agents delivery in ocular hypertension and glaucoma.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
cataract surgery
minimally invasive
prognostic factors
cross sectional
optical coherence tomography