[Cataract surgery outcomes by temporal small incision techniques with and without phacoemulsification. Results of a prospective study from Kenya].

Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft
S Briesen, H Roberts

Abstract

The present outcomes of cataract surgery in Africa do not meet the recommendations of the World Health Organization. Superior manual small incision cataract surgery (SICS) is the operation of choice in many developing countries. However, there is good evidence that temporal incisions are more stable and cause less surgically induced astigmatism (SIA). In a prospective, non-randomized study in an anterior segment clinic in the southeastern part of Kenya, 405 eyes were operated on using either temporal phacoemulsification (n = 288) or temporal SICS (n = 117) with implantation of a rigid intraocular lens (IOL). The main outcome variables were preexisting corneal astigmatism, SIA, visual outcomes and complication rates. Preoperatively, the mean astigmatism in all eyes was 1.1 diopters (D) ranging from 0 to 6.28 D. Against-the-rule astigmatism (ATR) (mean 1.18 D) was most common with 60.4%. After 8 weeks following surgery the mean SIA was 1.13 D (SD ±0.63 D) at 92° for phacoemulsification and 1.11 D (SD ±0.56 D) at 102° for SICS. Of the eyes 89.6% reached a best corrected visual acuity (BCVA)  ≥ 0.3 and 82.7% reached this visual acuity also uncorrected. The main reasons for not reaching BCVA ≥ 0.3 were ocular comorbidities. In the ...Continue Reading

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