Post operative Endothelial cell loss and recovery: Comparative study between 3.2mm conventional and 2.2 mm MICS Phacoemulsification

Dr Vijay Mathur; Dr PK Chaturvedi; Dr Nidhi Manglik

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2018

Post operative Endothelial cell loss and recovery: Comparative study between 3.2mm conventional and 2.2 mm MICS Phacoemulsification

Dr Vijay Mathur, Dr Pk Chaturvedi, Dr Nidhi Manglik

Abstract :

Cataract surgery using newer phacoemulsification techniques has crossed the barriers of being just a visual rehabilitative procedure. The control over the inescapable iatrogenic changes in the resultant corneal optics by successfully reducing the size of the required incision from 3.2mm to 2.2mm has placed it a level higher in reaching target refraction. In response increased surgical time and difficult intraocular surgical manipulation has emerged as recognized drawbacks. Therefore this study was conducted to compare the post op changes in corneal endothelial cell count, corneal thickness and endothelial recovery between both procedures. It was found that conventional 3.2mm phacoemulsification and coaxial 2.2mm micro–incision phacoemulsification had no significant difference in long term changes in corneal endothelium, making 2.2mm phacoemulsification an ideal procedure. Therefore expertise of duet orchestral employment of 2.2mm corneal incision with the driving advanced software may provide a better suited method in uncompromised corneas.