Changes in corneal thickness after intracapsular and planned extracapsular cataract extraction

ABSTRACT

Thirty patients of both sexes and of different age groups were admitted to Alexandria University Hospital, Ophthalmology Department, for cataract extraction. The patients were subdivided into two groups each of 15. The first group underwent intracapsular cataract extraction, while the second group underwent extracapsular cataract extraction. The corneal thickness was measured postoperatively by Carl Zeiss optical pachymeter. Both intracapsular and extracapsular groups showed a postoperative increase in corneal thickness, which was maximal on the first postoperative day. A gradual return to preoperative thickness occurs within two months