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Br J Ophthalmol 82:810-815 doi:10.1136/bjo.82.7.810
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    • Clinical science

Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in cases with fibrin formation after cataract surgery: a prospective randomised multicentre study

Table 7

Randomised prospective multicentre study on tPA in cases with fibrin formation after cataract surgery: visual acuity and complications

tPA treated group Before treatment After treatment
Day 1 Day 2 Day 14 Day 90
Hyphaema
Corneal complications
Wound healing complications
IOP (mm Hg) 14.7 (5.5) 14.0 (4.2) 14.5 (4.3) 15.1 (3.8) 15.1 (3.6)
Vision  0.22 (0.23) nd nd 0.48 (0.31) 0.56 (0.3)
Standard treatment group Before treatment After treatment
Day 1 Day 2 Day 14 Day 90
Hyphaema
Corneal complications
Wound healing complicationss
IOP (mm Hg) 14.7 (5.4) 14.3 (4.5) 15.2 (5.0) 14.3 (3.2) 14.9 (3.0)
Vision 0.29 (0.26) nd nd 0.44 (0.33) 0.51 (0.33)
  • Standard treatment group: n=41; tPA group: n=44.

  • nd=not documented.

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