Comparison of effects of small incision extracapsular extraction and phacoemulsification aspiration combined with intraocular lens implantation in treatment of cataract patients
Objective:To compare effects of small incision extracapsular extraction and phacoemulsification aspiration combined with intraocular lens implantation in treatment of cataract patients.Methods:A prospective study was conducted on 70 cataract patients admitted to the hospital from January 2020 to December 2022.According to the random number table method,they were divided into study group and control group,35 cases in each group.The control group was treated with phacoemulsification aspiration combined with intraocular lens implantation,while the study group was treated with small incision extracapsular extraction combined with intraocular lens implantation.The visual acuity,the corneal endothelial cell density,the proportion of hexagonal cells,and the incidence of complications were compared between the two groups before and after surgery.Results:At 1 d,3 d,7 d and 1 month after the surgery,the visual acuity of the study group were higher than those of the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).At 3 months after the surgery,the corneal endothelial cell density and the proportion of hexagonal cells in the two groups were lower than those before the surgery,but those in the study group were higher than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Further,the incidence of complications in the study group was 8.57%,which was lower than 28.57%in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusions:Small incision extracapsular cataract extraction combined with intraocular lens implantation in the treatment of the cataract patients can improve the postoperative visual acuity,the corneal endothelial cell density and the hexagonal cell proportion,and reduce the incidence of complications.Moreover,it is superior to phacoemulsification aspiration combined with intraocular lens implantation.