RESUMO
Objective: To determine the frequency of Cystoid Macular Edema [CME], after Phacoemulsification diagnosed on Optical Coherence Tomography
Study Design: A descriptive cross sectional study
Place and duration: Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan, from 1[st] April 2011 to 30[th] April 2012
Methodology: A sample of 100 patients undergoing phacoemulsification surgery was selected using purposive non-probability sampling technique. Descriptive statistics were applied as number [frequency] and percentage like Central point thickness and age
Results: This study was conducted on 100 cases of Phacoemulsification surgery. Minimum age was 40 year and maximum was 80 year with mean age of 55.73 +/- 8.37 years. Minimum Central Point Thickness [CPT] was 121nm and maximum was 503nm with mean CPT of 172.31 +/- 81.158nm. Cystoid Macular Edema [CME] was diagnosed in 9 [9%] cases. 3[3%] females and 6[6%] males were diagnosed as CME cases. Majority of the patients have visual acuity of 6/12[44.44%]
Conclusion: It concludes that Frequency of CME [diagnosed on OCT] is not very common in post phacoemulsification surgery patients but needs to be treated as it can lead to loss of vision