Research Article

Effect of Anterior Chamber Instability during Phacoemulsification Combined with Intraocular Lens Implantation

Table 1

Demographic data and characteristics of enrolled patients.

Irrigation group (eyes = 121)Nonirrigation group (eyes = 127) value

Sex (male/female)43/7851/760.574
Age (years)66.12 ± 7.7365.36 ± 9.130.944
Lens grade (LOCS III)
Cortical opacity2.06 ± 0.962.19 ± 1.020.326
Nuclear opalescence2.27 ± 0.462.29 ± 0.480.731
Posterior subcapsular opacity2.35 ± 0.812.26 ± 0.800.366
AL (mm)23.69 ± 1.7423.82 ± 2.190.487
ACD (mm)3.22 ± 0.423.17 ± 0.480.254

ACD: anterior chamber depth; AL: axial length; LOC: Lens Opacities Classification System.