FP499 : A prospective study of visual outcome&operative complications for posterior polar cataract surgeries

Dr.SOWMYA PERI

The aim is to study prospectively the operative complications and visual acuity for posterior polar cataract(PPC).Best corrected visual acuity(BCVA) was recorded at the end of 1, 3 and 6 months post-operatively.Out of the 140 eyes,14 eyes (10%) had posterior capsular rupture(PCR).Phacoemulsification had a complication rate of 4.34%.Small Incision Cataract Surgery(SICS) had a complication rate of 15.49%.Out of the 14 intraoperative complications, 4 occurred in size of 3X3 mm, 3 in size of 4X4 mm, 6 in size of 4X3 mm and 1 in size of 3X2 mm.In patients aged >50 years, 9 out of 106 eyes(8.5 %) had PCR whereas 5 out of 34(14.7%) had in patients aged <50 years.When 6 month post operative mean BCVA was compared between phacoemulsification and SICS groups,the phacoemulsification group had a better outcome(p<0.001).Phacoemusification has less chances of PCR with better visual outcome,as compared to SICS.PCR was more common in eyes with larger size of PPC and in patients aged <50 years.