Intraoperative complications of planned extracapsular cataract extraction versus manual nucleofragmentation.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the intraoperative complications of planned extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with those of manual nucleofragmentation.


METHODS
Hospital de la Esperanza, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.


METHODS
This retrospective study comprised 567 eyes; 444 had planned ECCE and 123, manual nucleofragmentation through a scleral tunnel incision.


RESULTS
No significant differences between techniques were found in terms of intraoperative complications (P < .05). Manual nucleofragmentation did not increase the risk of intraoperative complications (P < .05).


CONCLUSIONS
Although phacoemulsification is the procedure of choice in many cases, manual nucleofragmentation is a safe and valid alternative that achieves the goals of small incision cataract surgery.
Duch Mestres
F
F
Hospital de la Esperanza, Barcelona, Spain.
Matheu
A
A
Torres
F
F
Lillo
J
J
Castilla
M
M
D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D007907:Lens Nucleus, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors