title: Effect of incision size on early postoperative visual rehabilitation after cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation.
abstract: One hundred fifty-one unilateral cataract patients were randomly assigned to receive either a one-piece Staar AA-4203 silicone intraocular lens inserted through a 3.5 mm incision, an loptex 5 mm x 6 mm oval optic lens inserted through a 5.5 mm incision, or an AMO three-piece modified C-loop 6.0 round optic poly(methyl methacrylate) lens inserted through a 6.5 mm incision. Follow-up was 97% at two days postoperatively and 84% at one week and two months postoperatively. At one week postoperatively, 62% of 3.5 mm incision cases had uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better compared with 33% of 5.5 mm (P < .01) and 43% of 6.5 mm incision cases. At two months postoperatively, 85% of 3.5 mm incision cases had uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better compared with 64% of 6.5 mm (P < .05) and 71% of 5.5 mm incision cases. The 3.5 mm incision cases had significantly less total keratometric cylinder than other cases at all postoperative examinations (P < or = .001) and less surgically induced cylinder at two days and one week post-operatively (P < or = .02). The 5.5 mm and 6.5 mm incision cases did not differ significantly in visual acuity or astigmatism at any examination.
authors.affiliation: El-Maghraby Eye Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el-Maghraby
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: el-Sayyad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matheen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marzouky
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gazayerli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Salah
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ballew
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D012826:Silicone Elastomers