Abstract
Background: Manual Small Incision Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed procedure performed worldwide.
Material and Methods: Patients operated between July 2014 to June 2016 were included in the study.
Result: Out of 210 patients, 6 were lost to follow up. Eventually our sample size reduced to 204 patients of which Linear group consisted of 100 patients and Frown group consisted of 104 patients.
Conclusion: Larger incisions induce more astigmatism than smaller one. Astigmatism induced by Straight and Frown incisions do not differ when length of incision is 7.5 mm or more. With the rule astigmatism was noted among patients aged below 50 years and Against the rule astigmatism was seen in people above 50 years of age.
Keywords: Astigmatism.
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Corresponding Author
Raktima Baksi (Mandal)
RMO-CT (Tutor), Dept. of Ophthalmology, Rampurhat Government Medical College, Birbhum
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i1.25
