| Past Issue | Volume 8, Number 4, August 2006 | | Small Incision Extracapsular Cataract Surgery Using the Nylon Loop Technique |
Pipat Kongsap
Department of Ophthalmology, Prapokklao Hospital, Chantaburi, Thailand
Aim: To evaluate the results of small incision cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation using the nylon loop technique.
Methods: 105 patients underwent small incision cataract surgery using the nylon loop technique between October 2004 and September 2005.The postoperative best-corrected visual acuity and intraoperative and postoperative complications were evaluated. The patients were examined 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after surgery and thereafter every 3 months.
Results: The mean follow-up was 29.2 weeks (range, 28 to 54 weeks). Postoperatively, best-corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better was achieved in 95 eyes (90.5%) after 1 week. The most frequent intraoperative complication was iris prolapse (n = 11). One posterior capsule break without vitreous loss occurred during implantation of the intraocular lens and a posterior chamber intraocular lens was implanted in the sulcus. The most important postoperative complication was transient corneal oedema, which developed in 8 eyes (7.6%). No corneal decompensation occurred in any patient.
Conclusion: Small incision cataract extraction using the nylon loop technique resulted in a low incidence of complications, good visual recovery, and no need for phacoemulsification.
Key words: : Cataract extraction, Intraoperative complications, Lens implantation, intraocular, Nylon loop technique, Postoperative complications, Visual acuity
Asian J Ophthalmol 2006;8:135-8.
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