A STUDY OF COMPARISON ASTIGMATISM FOLLOWING MANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY: SUPERIOR VERSUS TEMPORAL APPROACH
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 23
Abstract
[b]INTRODUCTION: [/b]Cataract surgery has become one of the most common and successful procedures in ophthalmology. In addition to improving visual acuity (VA), one of the goals of modern cataract surgery is to reduce pre-existing astigmatism (PEA), a factor that may reduce VA and affect the quality of vision. [b]MATERIAL AND METHODS:[/b] It was a prospective, interventional study conducted at a tertiary care center. The study population consisted of 216 cataract patients admitted in hospital and underwent manual small incision cataract surgery by experts. Patients were examined on post-operative Day 1, 1week, 1.5 months (45 days) and 3 months (90 days). Uncorrected and best corrected visual acuity was recorded. Slit-lamp examination, auto refractometer and keratometry examination were done. [b]RESULTS: [/b]The mean SIA in group 1 was found to be 1.37 ± 0.65and in group 2 was 0.67± 0.40. T-test was applied to compare the two groups. It was found to be highly significant (P value <0.001). SIA induced by superior incision was 45.28 % more than temporal incision. [b]CONCLUSION:[/b] SICS with the temporal approach provides a better stabilization of the refraction with a significantly less SIA than superior approach.
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Hemlata Yadav, Vaishali Rai
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