The purpose of this work was to study the incidence of clear corneal wound leakage at the conclusion of standard co-axial phacoemulsification in a prospective observational series of 100 consecutive @entity231 cases in a single surgeon's institutional practice. At the conclusion of standard co-axial phacoemulsification using a 2.75 mm temporal single plane clear corneal incision with a 1 mm clear corneal side-port incision, the wounds were hydrated and checked for water-tightness. Povidone @entity1496 5% (P-I) was then evenly dripped over the @entity130 were inspected visually. Any leakage of aqueous observed was recorded. The amount of leakage was graded as small or large from each wound. Leaky wounds were further hydrated and retested with P-I until sealed. Wound integrity was reassessed on the first postoperative day by use of @entity941 . Of the 100 cases, wound leakage was observed for 31 eyes (31%)-ten main incisions, nineteen side-port incisions, and both incisions in two cases. Wound leakage was easily detected as a ribbon of clear fluid streaming from the incision amid a pool of brown solution. @entity4279 was not observed within the tract in any incision. All wound leakage was small except for one from the main incision and two from the side-port incision. None of the eyes developed wound leakage the day after surgery and none developed @entity3225 . In conclusion, leakage from clear corneal incisions at the conclusion of phacoemulsification occurs in almost a third of cases, predominantly from the side incision. It is easily detected by use of the P-I test.

Clear corneal incision leakage after phacoemulsification--detection using XXXX 5%.

@entity1496 :: ('MESH:D007455', 'Chemical') :: ['iodine'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['cataract'] @entity4279 :: ('MESH:D011206', 'Chemical') :: ['Povidone iodine'] @entity941 :: ('MESH:D019793', 'Chemical') :: ['fluorescein'] @entity3225 :: ('MESH:D009877', 'Disease') :: ['endophthalmitis'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['cornea and the wounds']
@entity4279 :: (MESH:D011206,Chemical) :: ['povidone iodine']
