[Small incision cataract surgery: changes in postoperative astigmatism].
The course of postoperative astigmatism was studied in 2 groups of patients following phacoemulsification and IOL implantation. In the first group a soft posterior chamber lens (IOGEL, Alcon) was introduced through a 6.5 mm scleral pocket incision. In group 2 the IOGEL lens was implanted through a 3.5 mm incision using a new instrument. The patients in group 2 had lower postoperative astigmatism and achieved stable refraction significantly earlier than group 1 patients. Three weeks postoperatively changes in refraction were seen in only a few cases. The small-incision technique significantly accelerates the visual rehabilitation of cataract patients.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013536:Suture Techniques
Kleinschnitt-Kataraktchirurgie: Anderungen des postoperativen Astigmatismus.