Health Condition 1: null- operable senile cataract
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Coaxial Micro- Incision Cataract Surgery: irrigation and phacoemulsification probe use a single micro- incision surgical port
Control Intervention1: Biaxial Micro-Incision Cataract Surg
Sponsors
ST STEPHENS HOSPITAL
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of either sex, age above 45 yrs with operable senile cataract. Operable senile cataract is defined as BCVA (Best Corrected Visual Acuity) of 0.7 or less with logMAR scale.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with previous ocular surgery or trauma Eye diseases that might affect the final visual acuity like corneal degenerations or dystrophies, uveitis, glaucoma, retinal or macular disorders, irregular and oblique astigmatism, optic atrophy, complicated or secondary cataract and amblyopia Systemic disease with ocular involvement like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, hyper- or hypo-thyroidism
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from baseline BCVA (Best Corrected Visual Acuity): BCVA will be measured using the ETDRS chart and expressed in logarithm of minimal angle of resolution (logMAR)Timepoint: day 0 day 7 day 28 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Contrast sensitivity Timepoint: preoperatively and 4 weeks postoperative; Incision size Timepoint: intraoperatively;Phaco time(Effective Phacoemulsification Time EPT) Timepoint: intraoperatively;Postoperative complications like corneal edema, wound leak, iris prolapseTimepoint: immediate post operative day and week 1 and week 4 postoperatively;Surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) Timepoint: Preoperatively and postoperatively at 4 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDR PAYAL GUPTA
St. Stephen,s Hospital
Outcome results
None listed