Central macular thickness after uneventful phacoemulsification and MSICS: A prospective comparison
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare central macular thickness using spectral domain OCT in patients undergoing small incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification. This prospective, comparative and observational study was conducted on 120 cataract patients. They were equally divided into Group 1 and Group 2. Group 1 patients who underwent phacoemulsification and Group 2 who underwent MSICS. In both groups macular thickness using OCT was recorded preoperatively and postoperatively at 1 day, 1, 4, 6 weeks. Macular thickness changes were analyzed and compared. : There was an increase in central macular thickness Post cataract surgery which was more (240.07 ± 21.28) in patients who underwent small incision cataract surgery up to 6 weeks as compared to the patients who underwent phacoemulsification was (220.73 ± 12.75) with p value < 0.05. However, there was no significant association with the age, gender and preoperative central macular thickness. Increase in macular thickness remained subclinical and there was no significant association with the age, gender and pre-operative central macular thickness.
Authors: Rajendra Prakash Maurya, Asha Devi, V P Singh
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405915729