title: Evaluation of Posterior Capsular Opacification following Phacoemulsification, Extracapsular and Small Incision Cataract Surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Posterior capsular opacification is the most common complication of modern cataract surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study was conducted on 150 patients (150 eyes) out of which 50 eyes each underwent cataract surgery by extracapsular cataract extraction, small incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification technique. On postoperative follow up posterior capsular opacification and Neodymium: Yttrium Aluminium Garnet laser capsulotomy rate was evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Posterior capsular opacification rate was significantly less (p=0.03) in eyes which had undergone phacoemulsification as compared to extracapsular cataract extraction. However capsulotomy rate was not statistically significant after comparison of the three surgical techniques of cataract surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Posterior capsular opacification following cataract surgery can be minimized by the use of small incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification.
authors.affiliation: Senior Advisor (Ophthalmology), MH Secunderabad-500015.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Moulick
authors.affiliation: Prof & Head (Department of Ophthalmology). Father Mueller Hospital. Mangalore-575002.
authors.forename: Fea
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.affiliation: Classified Specialist (Ophthalmology), Command Hospital (AF) Bangalore-560007.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shyamsundar
keywords: Capsulorrhexis; Hydrodissection; Posterior capsular opacification