THE EFFECT OF STAYING AT HOME OR IN A CONTAINER CITY ON EARLY POSTOPERATIVE FINDINGS AFTER CATARACT SURGERY
Published 2025 - 29th ESCRS Winter Meeting
Reference: PO269 | Type: Free Paper | DOI: 10.82333/fdn3-e422
Authors: Mine Koru Toprak* 1 , Aydın Toprak 2 , Medine Çelebi 1 , Gamze Tanındı Duman 1 , Hakan Koç 3
1Osmaniye State Hospital,Osmaniye,Türkiye, 2Kırıkhan State Hospital,Hatay,Türkiye, 3Giresun University ,Giresun,Türkiye
Purpose
Chronic exposure to toxic pollutants present in air, water, and soil can cause various damages to the external tissues of the eye. During an earthquake, hazardous materials such as asbestos, lead, and other toxic substances can be released into the environment. Staying in a house or a container city after cataract surgery can lead to different levels of exposure to these substances.
Setting
Patients who underwent cataract surgery between May 2023 and May 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups based on whether they stayed at home or in a container city.
Methods
The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), corneal edema, central corneal thickness (CCT) assessed by pachymetry, and intraocular pressure (IOP) were recorded and preoperatively, early findings at the 1st week and 1st month postoperatively compared between the two groups.
Results
When comparing the groups that stayed at home and those that stayed in a container city after cataract surgery, no significant differences were observed in BCVA, corneal edema, CCT, and IOP at the 1st week and 1st month. When evaluating other postoperative complications, no cases of endophthalmitis, cystoid macular edema, retinal detachment, or corneal decompensation were reported in either group.Top of Form
Conclusion
We observed that staying at home or in a container city had no significant impact on surgical and visual early outcomes after cataract surgery. The limitations of the study included its retrospective nature and small sample size.