Dr.DARSHANA RATHOD, D19691
MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 100 eyes of 100 patients were included in the study. Cases were randomly divided into 2 equal groups. Group A had undergone manual SICS and Group B had undergone phacoemulsification. Corneal endothelial cell count was measured by using a noncontact specular microscope. Visual acuity was measured.
RESULTS : Mean endothelial cell loss (cells/mm2) in Group A was 276.80 at 1st week and 358.79 at 1 month post operatively. In Group B, it was 244.87 at 1st week and 322.25 at 1 month post-operatively. There was no clinical statistically significant difference (P>0.05) between the two groups at 1week and 1month post- operatively.
CONCLUSION: There was no clinically or statistically significant difference in visual acuity and endothelial cell loss between Manual SICS and Phacoemulsification post-operatively. Manual SICS is a technique which can be done almost in any type of cataract and no problems associated with machine failure.
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