Postoperative Corneal Swelling Correlates Strongly to Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss After Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery

In this series, with large variations in the corneal swelling at the first postoperative day, the degree of permanent corneal endothelial damage was reflected in the degree of early postoperative corneal swelling. Measuring the difference in pachymetry at postoperative day 1 is a useful way to assess the effects on the corneal endothelium exerted by the phacoemulsification procedure.