Choosing the cataract surgery approach on the basis of spectrofluorometric examination of the of lens

Purpose - to determine the correlation between the lens density index and ultrasound dose. Materials and methods. The experimental group of 60 patients (average age 76.4 years) with immature and mature age-related cataract were examined using lens spectrofluorometry to determine the lens density index recording, followed by cataract phacoemulsification and cumulative ultrasound dose registration. Results. A positive correlation between lens density and the total ultrasound dose was revealed. Conclusion. UV-induced spectrofluorimetry of the lens may be used as a prediction method of postoperative complications after ultrasound cataract phacoemulsification as well as basis for choosing a cataract surgery approach. For citations: Gar’kavenko V.V., Salmin V.V., Lazarenko V.I., Shapovalov K.A. Choosing the cataract surgery approach on the basis of spectrofluorometric examination of the of lens. Russian ophthalmological journal. 2017; 10 (4): 16-9. doi: 10.21516/2072-0076-2017-10-4-16-19 (In Russian)