Health Condition 1: H259- Unspecified age-related cataract
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Chevron incision: A Chevron incision will be made for scleroconreal tunnel in SICS. Visual acuity will be assessed after 1 month.
Control Intervention1: Frown incision: A frown incision
Sponsors
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients having uncomplicated bilateral or unilateral senile cataract with grade 2-5 nuclear sclerosis or white cataracts. 2.Patients with no other cause for defective vision other than cataract 3.Patients with no history of previous ocular surgeries in the operating eye. 4.Patients with preoperative astigmatism less than 1 D.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with ocular pathologies including complicated, congenital and traumatic cataracts. 2.Patients with astigmatism with more than 1 D. 3.Patients having immature cataracts associated with ocular comorbidities,injury or surgery. 4.Patients having operative complications(nucleus drop,PCR) or any systemic disorder(Diabetes, Hypertension). 5.Cases with premature entry or where valve cannot be formed properly. 6.Patients unwilling to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A significant difference is expected in the efficacy of the chevron v/s frown incisions & the resultant surgically induced astigmatism in the small incision cataract surgery.Timepoint: 15 days and 1 month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NA | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sachin Daigavane
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research
Outcome results
None listed