Trial reportMiddle East African journal of ophthalmology
Intraoperative Evaluation of Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery with and without the Use of Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Devices.
Trial report in Middle East African journal of ophthalmology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Evaluation of posterior capsular opacification and neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet capsulotomy rates in patients with hydrophilic intraocular lens implantation with and without ocular viscoelastic device.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Trial
- Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss Following Cataract Surgery in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Comprehensive Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
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- The efficacy of ultrasonic emulsification with IOL implantation in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma combined with cataract.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of cataract surgery by the phacoemulsification technique with and without the use of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs).
settingThis study was conducted at a tertiary eye care center in a rural area of Central India.
designThis was a prospective, randomized, observational study.
methodsIn this study, 220 patients underwent phacoemulsification for cataract surgery with OVDs (OVD group) or without OVDs (BSS group) (
resultsThere was no statistically significant difference in the nuclear opalescence, axial length, and intraocular lens (IOL) power between the two groups. Capsulorhexis extension was seen in two eyes in the OVD group and none of the eyes in the BSS group. The problems that occurred during IOL implantation included flip (OVD group, 2; BSS group, 1), haptic breakage (OVD group, 1; BSS group, 1), sulcus implantation (OVD group, 0; BSS group, 2), and stuck haptic (OVD group, 1; BSS group, 3). The total surgical time was almost equal in the two groups (OVD group, 9.2 min ± 3; BSS group, 9.5 min ± 3.5;
conclusionsOVD-less phacoemulsification surgery is a safe and effective technique for treating age-related cataracts that requires no additional instrumentation and saves the cost of the OVD.
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