Cigarette Smoking as an Independent Predictor of Endothelial Cell Loss After Cataract Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study
Cigarette smoking is associated with accelerated endothelial cell loss and impaired corneal recovery after cataract surgery. Smoking history should be systematically incorporated into preoperative risk assessments and patient counseling, with consideration for enhanced perioperative monitoring in smokers.
Authors
- Gianluca Scatigna
- Tommaso Verdina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7877-4485)
- Gian Maria Cavallini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-2884)
- Vanessa Ferraro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5018-1853)
- Alessandro Gaeta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8714-4052)
- Filippo Confalonieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4079-8881)
- Giaomo Edoardo Bravetti
- Antonio Campo
- Matteo Gibertini
- Goran Petrovski
Institutions
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola (MK)
- Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena (IT)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (IT)
- University of Genoa (IT)
- University of Split (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical ophthalmology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/opth.s566062
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00