Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 3

A Retrospective Study of Cataract Surgery in Patients with Uveitis

  • Author:
  • Rahul Bhargava1, Prachi Kumar2, S K Sharma3, Anuraag Mishra4
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 231 to 237

1Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, antosh Medical College and Hospital, Ghaziabad, U.P.

2Assistant Professor, Santosh Medical College and Hospital, Ghaziabad, U.P.

3Director, Rotary Eye Hospital, Palampur, H.P.

4Resident, Ophthalmology, Santosh Medical College & Hospital, Ghaziabad, U.P.

Online published on 26 June, 2013.

Abstract

To study visual outcome of cataract surgery in patients with uveitic cataract.

A retrospective study of 27 patients who underwent cataract surgery with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation for uveitic cataract after a quiet postoperative period of minimum 3 months.

The mean age was 50.88. The mean follow up period was 8.66 months. SICS with PCIOL implantation had a significantly lower postoperative inflammation when compared to ECCE group (Chi square test, P= 0.003). When uveitis was well controlled for a minimum of three months, preoperative medications did not have a significant effect on post-operative inflammation (Chi square test, P=0.796). Patients in SICS with PCIOL group had slightly better visual acuity at 6 months. PCO (36.36%), persistent uveitis and macular edema (22.72%) were the most common causes of reduced vision in postoperative period.

Cataract surgery with IOL is safe in cataracts due to uveitis. SICS being faster, less expensive, and less technology dependent than phacoemulsification, may be more appropriate technique in such patients in developing countries like India.

Keywords

Uveitis, Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS), extra capsular cataract extraction (ECCE), Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO)