A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INCIDENCE OF CYSTOID MACULAR EDEMA AFTER UNCOMPLICATED PHACOEMULSIFICATION AND SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

DR MANAN KAUSHIK; DR SANJIV KUMAR; DR SANJAY SHARMA

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INCIDENCE OF CYSTOID MACULAR EDEMA AFTER UNCOMPLICATED PHACOEMULSIFICATION AND SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

Dr Manan Kaushik, Dr Sanjiv Kumar, Dr Sanjay Sharma

Abstract :

Introduction : CME is a known complication after cataract surgery. Various studies show incidence between 0.2–14% .we want to study the incidence of CME in most 2 prevalent methods of cataract surgery. Objective : A comparative study of incidence of pseudophakic cystoid macular edema after uncomplicated PHACO and SICS using OCT . METHODS : The study comprised of 2 GROUPS of uncomplicated cases of PHACO and SICS with 30 patients in each group by OCT. Apart from routine preoperative assessment patients also underwent OCT examination preoperatively. Postoperatively CME was evaluated by OCT on day 1 , 3rd week , 6th week and 12th week . Central Macular thickness and visual acuity was recorded on each visit. RESULT : Central macular thickness and visual acuity in both the groups were comparative except CME was present in 1 case of SICS. CONCLUSION : Both phacoemulsification and small incision cataract surgery have been found to be equally good but if compared in terms of incidence of macular edema , phacoemulsification has been found to be better .