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Published in: BMC Ophthalmology 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research article

Changes in axial length, central cornea thickness, and anterior chamber depth after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair

Authors: Chunmei Huang, Tonghe Zhang, Jian Liu, Qiang Ji, Ruili Tan

Published in: BMC Ophthalmology | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Background

This study was designed to measure changes in anterior chamber depth (ACD), central cornea thickness (CCT), and axial length (AL) after scleral buckle (SB) surgery or pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for the repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD).

Methods

We prospectively reviewed the records of 245 eyes of 245 patients scheduled to undergo SB surgery and 238 eyes of 238 patients scheduled to undergo PPV. ACD, CCT, and AL were measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and biometry, before surgery as well as 6 and 12 months postoperatively.

Results

For both SB and PPV surgeries, ACD was observed to decrease significantly postoperatively, with this trend continuing throughout the follow-up period (p < 0.005). CCT showed no significant difference after PPV or SB surgery. AL increased significantly after SB surgery but not PPV.

Conclusion

Our results show that SB surgery altered the shape of the eye by changing both ACD and AL. PPV resulted in altered ACD. These findings should elucidate the changes to be expected after SB and PPV surgeries.
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Metadata
Title
Changes in axial length, central cornea thickness, and anterior chamber depth after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair
Authors
Chunmei Huang
Tonghe Zhang
Jian Liu
Qiang Ji
Ruili Tan
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Ophthalmology / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-016-0296-z

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