Visual Rehabilitation Following Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery

ABSTRACT

Recent technological advances in cataract surgery with small incision ensure less surgically induced astigmatism and faster visual rehabilitation .Manual small incision non phaco surgery has added advantage of low cost and less machine dependence. We present a series of 115 patients who were operated upon using manual small incision cataract surgery and studied for visual recovery. 95.65% of patients achieved a best corrected visual acuity of 6/12 or better and the mean surgically induced astigmatism at 3 months was 0.69 Diopters .