Risk factors for intraocular pressure elevation during the early period post cataract surgery

First-eye intraocular pressure spike as a predictor of second-eye spike in cataract surgery

“…Previous studies have identified preoperative and intraoperative risk factors such as high myopia, male sex, resident-performed surgery, the use of steroids and alpha agonists, the use of iris hooks, intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome, use of capsular tension rings, and complex surgeries involving anterior vitrectomy. [1][2][3][4][5][6] However, the association between an IOP spike in 1 eye after cataract surgery serving as a risk factor for an IOP spike in the second eye remains an unexplored aspect. Our study aims to bridge this knowledge gap and provide insights into this critical aspect of cataract surgery.…”