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Br J Ophthalmol 84:987-989 doi:10.1136/bjo.84.9.987
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Effect of cataract extraction and posterior chamber lens implantation on outflow facility and its response to pilocarpine in Korean subjects

Table 1

Intraocular pressure and outflow facility changes

Preop Postop Postop-preop Postop/preop p Value
IOPop (mm Hg) 15.3  (0.4) 12.9  (0.4) −2.4  (0.4) 0.85  (0.02) <0.001
IOPcon (mm Hg) 15.4 (0.4) 15.0 (0.3) −0.4 (0.3) 0.98 (0.02) >0.1
Cbl (μl/min/mm Hg) 0.260 (0.011) 0.305 (0.015) 0.045 (0.014) 1.23 (0.06) <0.001
Cpilo (μl/min/mm Hg) 0.330 (0.013) 0.410 (0.022) 0.080 (0.019) 1.26 (0.06) <0.001
  • Data are mean (SE), ratios have no units.

  • IOPop = intraocular pressure of operated eye; IOPcon = intraocular pressure of contralateral non-operated eye; Cbl = outflow facility without pilocarpine; Cpilo = outflow facility with pilocarpine; preop = preoperative; postop = postoperative.

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