Dr.ROHAN MEHRA
– The Purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy between Linear and Torsional Phacoemulsification based on corneal endothelial cell count, central corneal thickness, post operative inflammation and visual acuity.
– 50 eyes of 50 patients were studied.
– 25 patients were operated by the Torsional technique and 25 patients by the linear technique,pre operative readings were taken and following surgery post operative readings were taken on Day1. Day7, Day15, Day 28.
– The range of age of patients was between 40 to 70 years.
– Exclusion criteria included any disease that could hamper vision other than cataract.
– Patients having senile cataract with grade NS2-NS3 according to LOCS3 were included.
– The results showed statistically significant difference in the corneal endothelial cell density and cental corneal thickness between the two techniques.
– To conclude, the study gives evidence of one technique being superior over the other.
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