Material and Methods: Between 2008 and 2009 years, patients who underwent uneventful phacoemulsification surgeries and who came for postoperative routine follow-up visits were included in this study. Anterior chamber depth and central corneal thickness were measured preoperatively, and at 1 week, 1 month and 3 months postoperatively using Scheimpflug imaging system (Pentacam).

Results: A total of 28 eyes of 26 patients were included in this study. The mean age of the patients was 67.6 years (49-83 years). Fifteen of 28 eyes were performed by resident surgeons (group 1) and 13 eyes were performed by attending surgeons (group 2). Cases with good pupil dilatation, nuclear type of cataract and any additional eye diseases were chosen especially for resident surgeons. The change in anterior chamber depth before and after phacoemulsification surgery was similar in both groups (respectively p=0.650, p=0.519). The change of central corneal thickness between two groups, during third month follow-up, was also found similar (sırasıyla p=0.24, p=0.2, p=0.2).

Conclusion: We did not find a significant difference in the anterior chamber depth and central corneal thickness between the residentperformed cases and the attending surgeon-performed cases. Careful selection of the cases and performing surgeries under supervision of a senior physician may have contributed to these results. Keywords : Resident doctor, case selection, anterior chamber depth, central corneal thickness