1Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine & Health Sciences, SGT University, Bhudera, Gurgaon, Haryana
2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine & Health Sciences, SGT University, Bhudera, Gurgaon, Haryana
3Professor & HOD, Dept. of Medicine & Health Sciences, SGT University, Bhudera, Gurgaon, Haryana
*Corresponding Author: Email: sharmaneeraj75@rediffmail.com
Online published on 14 October, 2017.
This study is designed to evaluate post-operative astigmatism induced by 3.2 mm temporal clear corneal incision phacoemulsification and compare it with astigmatism induced by temporal manual small incision cataract surgery (SICS).
This retrospective study was conducted at a medical college and hospital, Gurgaon during academic session 2015–2016. The patients were divided into two groups. The patients allotted in group A were operated by temporal manual SICS technique to remove their cataract, whereas group B had temporal clear corneal phacoemulsification to remove their cataract. Best corrected vision and keratometeric values were recorded in Preoperative and postoperative period. Post-operative astigmatism was analysed by using SIA software (SIA calculator version 2.1 by Dr Saurabh Sawhney and Dr Ashima Aggarwal).
Mean post-operative astigmatism in group A was 1.08 (±0.55) D and in group B was 0.78 (±0.52) D after 1 month of surgery. At 1 month of follow up, post-operative astigmatism was comparable between the groups.
Clinical outcomes of both surgeries were similar, as there was no significant statistical difference in the SIA at one month of follow up.
Post-operative Astigmatism, Temporal manual small incision cataract surgery, Temporal clear corneal incision, Phacoemulsification
