title: [Unfolded intraocular lens implantation through a 6 mm sutureless incision].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the therapeuitic effects of phacoemusification and unfolded iutraoculavr lens (IOL) implantation through a 6 mm sutureless incision.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 6 mm sclera tunnel incision was made at 12 o'clock tangent of the posterior limbus and unfolded polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA) IOL implantation was operated in 50 cases (55 eyes); 53 eyes were finished without suture after phacoemusification and 2 eyes were done with extra capsule cataract extration(ECCE) because of the broken posterior capsular.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Postoperatively, the visual acuity was 0.6 or more in 92.4% of the eyes and 1.0 or more in 50.9% of the eyes at one week; 0.6 or more in 98.1% of the eyes and 1.0 or more in 67.9% of the eyes at one month. The mean postoperative astigmatism was 0.63 +/- 0.36 D at one week and 0.61 +/- 0.33 D at one month. There was no statistical difference between the mean preoperative astigmatism(0.60 +/- 0.48 D) and postoperative astigmatism at one week and one month (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The technique of phacoemusification and PMMA IOL implantation through a 6 mm sutureless incision can reduce early postoperative astigmatism, shorten the period of visual rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Guangzhou Military General Hospital, 510010, China.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014792:Visual Acuity