[Phacoemulsification and foldable intraocular lens implantation through a small sutureless incision].

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the therapeutic effects of phacoemulsification and the foldable intraocular lens implantation.

METHODS

The surgery was performed through a 3.2 mm incision on 72 eyes of 65 patients with senile, complicated, congenital and traumatic cataracts.

RESULTS

Post-operatively, the visual acuities with spherical correction or without correction were 0.5 or better in 94.4% at one day, and 1.0 or better in 70.8%, 75.8%, and 76.5% at one week, one month and three months respectively. The mean post-operative astigmatism was 0.89 +/- 0.83 D at one week and 0.73 +/- 0.76 D at one month which was respectively less than that in the control group with a 6.5 mm incision (P < 0.001), but no statistical difference between them at three months (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSION

The foldable intraocular lens implantation through a small sutureless incision could reduce early post-operative astigmatism and shorten the period of visual rehabilitation.