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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 674-679Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/112067210501500604
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corneal endothelium; viscoelastic substances; thermography
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PURPOSE. To quantify the maximal level of temperature and the time the maximal temperature is achieved and correlate the temperature parameters to the mean rate of endothelial cell loss after standardized ultrasound delivery assisted with four viscoelastic substances or different temperature of balanced salt solution (BSS). METHODS. Thirty rabbits (60 eyes) were divided into six groups in which different viscoelastic substances or different temperature of BSS were used: Group 1, Viscoat; 2, Provisc; 3, soft shell technique; 4, Celoftal; 5, BSS 22 degrees C; and 6, BSS 4 degrees C. The same parameters of ultrasound energy were delivered by standard phaco tip introduced into pupillary plane. Thermocamera was employed for measurements of temperature parameters. Endothelium cell count was measured before surgery and 1 month postoperatively. RESULTS. Maximal level of temperature was measured as follows: Group 5, 27.85 +/- 0.52 degrees C; Group 2, 27.75 +/- 0.54 degrees C; Group 3, 27.74 +/- 0.46 degrees C; Group 4, 27.25 +/- 0.60 degrees C; Group 6, 26.81 +/- 0.34 degrees C; Group 1, 26.52 +/- 0.48 degrees C (p < 0.05). The time the maximal temperature is achieved was statistically shorter in Groups 5 and 6: 4 seconds, 5 seconds, respectively, p < 0.0001, as compared with Group 2 (30 seconds), Group 3 (40 seconds), Group 1 (45 seconds), and Group 4 (50 seconds). The mean rate of endothelial cell loss was calculated as follows: Group 1, 4.35% +/- 2.55%; Group 2, 8.43% +/- 5.2%; Group 3, 6.25% +/- 4.20%; Group 4, 6.53% +/- 4.65%; Group 5, 14.3% +/- 3.85%; and Group 6, 8.78% +/- 4.45%. CONCLUSIONS. Viscoelastic substances offer different levels of endothelial cell protection against temperature increase during phacoemulsification. The mean rate of endothelial cell loss correlates with the time the maximal temperature is achieved rather than with the value of maximal level of temperature. This implicates that surgical strategy should consider the choice of the most effective viscoelastic substances, particularly in difficult cases, e.g., hard nucleus, shallow anterior chamber, primary endothelial abnormality.
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