Research Journal of Medical Sciences
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Post-operative changes in keratometry, corneal endothelial cell count and central corneal thickness after phacoemulsification with different number of side port incisions- a prospective interventional study
Akansha Srivastava, Khalida Sayeed, Sardar Mohd. Akram and Rubie Malhotra
Page: 1-6 | Received 20 Jan 2023, Accepted 04 Feb 2023, Published online: 21 Feb 2023
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Abstract
Cataract surgery is the commonest surgery performed by Ophthalmologists and phacoemulsification is considered the best technique for the same. Our aim is to see the post‐operative changes in keratometry, corneal endothelial cell count and central corneal thickness after phacoemulsification with different number of side port incisions. Patients undergoing cataract surgery were divided into two groups A and B. Preoperative keratometry, corneal endothelial cell count and central corneal thickness was recorded in all cases. Group A included patients undergoing Phacoemulsification with a 2.8 mm main clear corneal incision and two standard side port incisions of 1mm each with a 15° side port knife. Group B included patients undergoing Phacoemulsification with a 2.8 mm main clear corneal incision and one side port incision of 1 mm with a 15° side port knife. Pre‐and post‐operative parameters in both the groups regarding the keratometry difference were comparable and clinically significant probability values were obtained in all follow‐ups. The average keratometry difference in both the groups pre‐operatively was more than 0.80. Post‐operatively there was a decrease in keratometry difference in both groups which were comparable. The difference was statistically significant at POD‐30due to pre‐operative values being statistically significant (p<0.05). Our study concluded that the number of side‐port incisions did not play a significant role in final ECC, CCT and Keratometry values post‐operatively. The BCVA was almost similar in the two groups with no role of number side‐port incision.
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Akansha Srivastava, Khalida Sayeed, Sardar Mohd. Akram and Rubie Malhotra. Post-operative changes in keratometry, corneal endothelial cell count and central corneal thickness after phacoemulsification with different number of side port incisions- a prospective interventional study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2023.1.6
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