Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2395-1443
Online ISSN: 2395-1451
CODEN : IJCEKF
Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IJCEO) is open access, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published quarterly, online, and in print, by the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF) since 2015. To fulfil our aim of rapid dissemination of knowledge, we publish articles ‘Ahead of Print’ on acceptance. In addition, the journal allows free access (Open Access) to its content, which is likely to attract more readers and citations of articles published in IJCEO. Manuscripts must be prepared in more...Original Article
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Volume : 4, Issue : 1, Year : 2018
Article Page : 7-11
https://doi.org/10.18231/2395-1451.2018.0004
Abstract
Aim: To assess pre-existing astigmatism and to evaluate the effect of limbal relaxing incision on pre-existing astigmatism post-operatively in patients undergoing SICS cataract surgery.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology at Nehru Hospital attached to B.R.D. Medical College, Gorakhpur from period of July 2016 to June 2017.
Study Design: This study is a comparative observational study. All the surgeries were performed by one surgeon.
Study Group: patients meeting the inclusion criteria i.e. 1-3 D astigmatism as per keratometric readings.
Results: A total of 90 patients were included in the study. Mean age 58.19 ± 7 years(range 30-70yrs). Mean pre-operative astigmatism of 1.44 ± 0.39D was found in these patients. Data analyzed demonstrated statistically significant reduction in the mean post-operative day 30 astigmatism in the LRI group to 0.54 ± 0.34 D (range: 0 to 2.5) from 1.31 ± 0.38 D (range: 1 to 3 D) preoperatively as compared to control group to 1.19 ± 0.56 D (range: 0 to 2.5) from 1.57 ± 0.37 D (range: 1 to 3 D) preoperatively, p-value 0.0001. There were no intraoperative complications or postoperative subjective complaints in our patients.
Conclusion: Limbal relaxing incisions performed during SICS cataract surgery appear to be effective as well as safe procedure to reduce pre-existing corneal astigmatism.
Keywords: LRI, SICS, Cataract, Astigmatism.
How to cite : Marndi S J, Kumar R, Yadav R Y S, To study the effect of limbal relaxing incision on pre existing astigmatism in SICS cataract surgery. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2018;4(1):7-11
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