Health Condition 1: H251- Age-related nuclear cataract
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: PHACOEMULSIFICATION: Phacoemulsification by four nucleotomy techniques (Divide and Conquer, Stop and Chop, Horizontal Chop and Vertical chop) in brown cataract
Control Intervention1: No
Sponsors
Sankara Eye Hospital Guntur
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with brunescent cataract. (nuclear opalascence (NO) grade 6 according to LOCS III classification) 2.Patients belonging to age group >50 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Specular microscopy counts less than 2000 cells/mm2 2.Small pupil (less than 3mm) 3.Pseudoexfoliation 4.Shallow anterior chamber depth (less than one fourth the corneal thickness), as according to Van Herickâ??s grading of peripheral anterior chamber depth. 5.Corneal disorders like corneal opacity, degenerations and dystrophies. 6.Subluxated/traumatic cataract 7.Ocular inflammation 8.Coexisting retinal pathologies or undergone previous retinal surgeries
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To record in all the four nucleotomy techniques, the intraoperative parameters such as a)Mean phaco time (min) b)Mean phaco power (%) c)Effective Phaco Time (EPT) 2. To compare the endothelial parameters like cell density, Coefficient of variation (CV) and central corneal thickness (CCT) before and after the surgery in each of these techniques. Timepoint: On the day of presentation and follow up at 1 week and 1 month postoperatively | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To record visual acuityTimepoint: On the day of presentation and at 1 week and 1 month postoperatively | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr M Madhumita
Sankara Eye Hospital Guntur
Outcome results
None listed