The aim of this study is to determine the principal factors that influence endothelial cell loss three month post cataract surgery. Methods: Multi center observational Cohort study, inclusion period from 12/01/2022 to 10/06/2022. One hundred and seventy-five eyes of hundred and four patients who have appointment for cataract surgical indication were included. The percentage of corneal endothelial cell loss was quantified using specular microscopy before and 3 months after the surgery. 14 variables (pre-operative and intra-operative) that could be associated to endothelial cell injury were selected. A bivariate analysis of relationship between these factors and endothelial cell loss at 3 months was performed by simple linear regression (Wilcoxon and Fischer tests). Multivariate analysis was performed by multiple linear regression in order to identify the factors independently related to endothelial cell loss.
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The difference in central corneal endothelial cell density (cells/mm²) between the 1st preoperative measurement and the postoperative measurement at 3 months.
Timeframe: 3 months after cataract surgery