title: [Clincal outcome in conversion from small incision sutureless to phacoemulsification cataract surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical outcome during the conversion from small incision sutureless cataract surgery (SICS) to phacoemulsfication cataract surgery (Phaco).
  
  
  METHODS
  During the conversion period from SICS to phaco, 241 cataract cases were assigned to SICS and phaco surgery procedures. The intraoperative complications and early postoperative outcome were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 1st day visual acuity outcome (VA 0.5 or better) was lower in phaco grouop (p<0.05), however, the visual acuity outcomes were no longer statistically different at 1 week and 1 month visits (p>0.05 for each visit). Among 193 cases operations in phaco group, 51 cases (26.4%) developed corneal edema at 1 day visit, 13 cases(6.7%) had posterior capsular rapture, 5 cases(2.6%) had zonular rupture, 5 cases (2.6%) failed to implant IOL. These rates were higher than what were found in SICS group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The outcome of phaco cataract surgery is comparable with SICS during this conversion period. Techniques that the surgeons may pay attention to are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330008, China.
authors.forename: Yurong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Fangliang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Haike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014792:Visual Acuity