title: [Application of small incision sutureless surgery in cataract].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the advantages of nuclear manual-chop technique in small incision cataract surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  By randomly sampled, post-operative visual acuity, corneal astigmatism and complications (one month of follow-up) of 120 eyes of small incision sutureless surgery associated with nuclear manual-chop were compared to that of 80 eyes of traditional ECCE with IOL implantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Visual acuity of 112 eyes (93.3% ) of small incision group in one week postoperatively was increased 0.5 above compared to that of 48 eyes (60%) of ECCE group. The difference was statistically significant (chi2 = 4. 73, P < 0.05). In small incision group, the corneal astigmatism was (1.01 +/- 0.97) D (n = 95) in one week postoperatively and (0.62 +/- 0.53) D (n = 90) in one month postoperatively. A significant difference existed between the small incision group and ECCE group (t = 3.1467, P < 0.01 and t = 3. 4753, P < 0.01). As for post-operative complications, in small incision group, one post-capsule rupture was recorded.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Small incision sutureless surgery with manual-chop technique is worth developing and spreading because of its advantages.
authors.affiliation: Choju Ophthalmic Center, Baotou 014060, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001251:Astigmatism; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity