Postoperative Changes in Central Corneal Thickness and Intraocular Pressure in a Prospective Cohort of Congenital Cataract Patients

Purpose: To evaluate changes in central corneal thickness (CCT) and intraocular pressure (IOP) in children after surgery for congenital cataracts and to investigate the association between CCT and IOP. Methods: For this prospective observational cohort study, we recruited patients undergoing surgery for unilateral or bilateral congenital cataracts. CCT and IOP were measured before surgery and 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery. Results: Seventy-six children (152 eyes) were enrolled; 33 eyes were unaffected by cataracts, 77 were aphakic, and 42 were pseudophakic. In aphakic eyes, mean CCT increased by 31.14 ± 44.32 μm at 12 months postoperation and 33.09 ± 35.42 μm at 24 months postoperation; this increase was significantly higher than that in pseudophakic eyes 12 months after surgery (8.36 ± 19.91 μm; P
Source: Cornea - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Clinical Science Source Type: research