[Phacoalternative Cataract Surgery At The Bartimée Clinic In Conakry (Guinea)].

UNLABELLED: The purpose of this work was to evaluate the results of phacoalternative.

METHOD: This was a four-month analytical descriptive study. Our variables were socio-demographic, clinical, paraclinical and evolving. Patients operated by Phacoalternative during the study, having consented, were included. Not included were the operated patients who did not follow up.

RESULT: The average age was 61.37 ± 8.3 years, the sex ratio 1.06 of which 63.9% came from Conakry, 57.6% were out of school and 39.9% were housewives. Diabetes was the most common comorbidity 23.75%. The fundus was inaccessible in 66.4%. The average biometrics were 22.60D. The right eye was more operated on or 53.5%. The most common postoperative complication was the 4.5% cloudy cornea. There were no complications at D1 in 88.3% and at D14 in 98.8%. The mean of preoperative Astigmatism 1.07D < to the mean of postoperative astigmatism 1.6D.Preoperative visual acuity was < 1/10 in 78.8%, between 1/10 - 2/10 in 11.5% and ≥ 3/10 in 9.7%. Postoperative visual acuity was < 1/10 in 2.0%, between 1/10 - 2/10 in 10.0% and ≥ 3/10 in 88.0%.

CONCLUSION

The phacoalternative is the ideal method. However, the acquisition of Phacoemulsifiers could improve these results.