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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2022 Nov;70(11):3942-3947.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1614_22.

Comparative study of anatomical and functional recovery of eye along with patient satisfaction score after small-incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification cataract surgery

Kuldeep Dole  1 , Neha Baheti  2 , Rahul Deshpande  3 , Sucheta Kulkarni  4 , Rakesh Shetty  2 , Madan Deshpande  2
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Comparative study of anatomical and functional recovery of eye along with patient satisfaction score after small-incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification cataract surgery

Kuldeep Dole et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Purpose: Functional recovery after cataract surgery depends on the anatomical recovery of the eye. This study compared the improvement in visual function parameters after uniocular manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS) and phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

Methods: This study included 310 patients divided randomly into two groups: 155 who received MSICS (MSICS group) and 155 who underwent phacoemulsification (phaco group) for cataract treatment. Outcome measures assessed included vertical and horizontal keratometry reading. The mean corneal astigmatism tear function measured using Schirmer 1 test results were recorded preoperatively, and on postoperative day 1, day 7, and day 30. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was done to record the average central macular thickness (μm) on day 7 and day 30.

Results: The mean corneal astigmatism and anterior chamber inflammation were more in the MSICS group than in the phaco group immediately postoperatively. However, no statistically significant difference was found between the groups with respect to corneal sensation, mean corneal astigmatism, tear film function, and visual outcomes on postoperative day 30. Uncorrected visual acuity was better in the phacoemulsification group than in the manual SICS group on postoperative day 1, day 7, and day 30 (P < 0.001).

Conclusion: Both phacoemulsification cataract surgery and manual small-incision sutureless cataract surgery (MSICS) are safe and effective for visual rehabilitation. Phacoemulsification is the preferred technique where resources are available with the advantages of less mean corneal astigmatism, less anterior chamber inflammation, and better uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) in the immediate postoperative period.

Keywords: Corneal astigmatism; manual small-incision cataract surgery; phacoemulsification cataract surgery; uncorrected visual acuity.

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Comparison of postoperative uncorrected visual acuity between the SICS and phaco groupss
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Comparison of best corrected visual acuity between the SICS and phaco groups on postoperative day 30
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