Abstract
Aim: To evaluate & compare the surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) in superior & supero-temporal scleral incision in small incision cataract surgery.
Methods: This is a prospective comparative study done on a total number of 400 patients with senile cataract. 200 cases were randomly assigned superior scleral group & other 200 cases were allotted to supero-temporal scleral incision. Small incision cataract surgery with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation were performed. Patients were examined post operatively 1stday, 1stweeks, 6th weeks & 12 weeks. Postoperative best-corrected visual acuity & astigmatism measured.
Results: The mean surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) in superior scleral incision is 1.35± 0.44, in super temporal group is 0.95± 0.44. In superior group mostly “against the rule astigmatism” & in supero-temporal group it is “with the rule astigmatism”.
Conclusion: Supero-temporal small incision cataract surgery associated with modest astigmatism & with the rule astigmatism contrary to superior group (against the rule astigmatism), earlier stabilization of refraction, better visual acuity.
Keywords: Astigmatism, superior incision (SI), supero-temporal incision (STI), small incision cataract surgery (SICS), With The Rule Astigmatism (WTR), Against The Rule Astigmatism (ATR), Surgically Induced Astigmatism (SIA), Visual Acuity (VA), No Astigmatism (NA).
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Corresponding Author
Dr Suresh Chandra Swain, MS
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i4.56
