title: [A clinical investigation on foldable intraocular lens implantation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The results of phacoemulsification (phaco) operations which were performed with 3.2 mm incision and foldable intraocular lens (IOL) implantation were reviewed.
  
  
  METHODS
  On forty-nine eyes with cataract of forty-two cases phaco and foldable IOL implantation was randomly performed. The results of the postoperative vision, the refraction and the loss rate of corneal endothelial cell were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  By the 7th postoperative day, the uncorrected vision in 32 eyes (65.31%) was 1.0 or better. The visual acuity in forty-one eyes (83.67%) was 1.0 or better after 3 months of operation. The loss rate of endothelial cells was 11.72%. In the comparison between the postoperative and preoperative corneal astigmatism, the mean former one became against the rule for 0.10 DC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The small incision operations not only can provide a satisfactory early postoperative visual acuity with a slight corneal astigmatism, but also can reduce the time for suturing and avoid the harmful effects of stitches.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology, Shangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology; D002452:Cell Count; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity