Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

To correlate effective phaco time in continious mode of phacoemulsifiation surgery in different grades of nuclear cataract.

Cataract was graded according to LOCS III classification system under slit lamp examination. Ninety consecutive Patients of 44 male and 46 female undergoing phacoemulsification surgery were included in this study. Phacoemulsification was conducted using, Carl Zeiss Model-Visalis 100 phaco machine under constant setting in continuous mode. The total Phaco time and the Effective phaco time displayed on the panel were recorded meticulously for each surgery.

Of the total Ninety patients, 8 had grade I, 11 grade II, 31 grade III, 24 grade IV and 16 grade V. The mean Effective Phacoemulsification Time for grade I, for male was 48.83 seconds and for female 37.50 seconds; Under grade II, for male was 57.20 seconds and for female 46.17 seconds; Under grade III, for male was 64.76 seconds and for female 63.50 seconds; Under grade IV, for male was 63.50 seconds and for female 87.42 seconds; Under grade V, for male was 72.00 seconds and for female 88.00 seconds.

No difference in incidence of number of cataract in male (48.9%) and female (51.1%). Higher the grade of nuclear Cataract more is the effective phaco time in conventional coaxial continuous mode.