title: [Clinical observation of foldable intraocular lens implantation by a small incision].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate a method of cataract operation capable of recovering normal visual acuity rapidly at early postoperative stage.
  
  
  METHODS
  131 eyes with senile cataract were divided into 3 groups: phacoemulsification with silicone foldable intraocular lens (IOL) implantation, phacoemulsification with one-piece IOL implantation and extracapsular cataract extraction with one-piece IOL implantation groups; the incision was 3.5 mm sutureless, 6.5 mm scleral tunnel incision and 11 mm limbal incision, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  3 days after the operations, the average uncorrected visual acuity was 1.04, 0.51 and 0.46 and the proportion of normal visual acuity was 62.75%, 12.50% and 8.93% separately in the 3 groups. The average visual acuity and the proportion of normal visual acuity in 3.5 mm incision group was significantly higher than that of the other groups (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The phacoemulsification with foldable IOL implantation through a 3.5 mm sutureless incision can make good visual acuity rehabilitation at early postoperative stage.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D014792:Visual Acuity