Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Year
: 2010  |  Volume : 58  |  Issue : 6  |  Page : 537--540

Cataract surgery under topical anesthesia using 2% lignocaine jelly and intracameral lignocaine: Is manual small incision cataract surgery comparable to clear corneal phacoemulsification?


Sanjiv K Gupta1, Ajai Kumar2, Swati Agarwal1 
1 Ophthalmology Department, Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University, India
2 DOMS, Jan Kalyan Eye Hospital, Lucknow, India

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A prospective comparative study was undertaken to compare the patients�SQ� pain experience, surgical outcome and surgeon�SQ�s experience in phacoemulsification and manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) under topical anesthesia supplemented with intracameral lignocaine (TASIL). In Group 1 (n=88) phacoemulsification was done and in Group 2 (n=92) MSICS was done. Pain scores were marked by the patients on a Visual analog scale (VAS) after the surgery. The surgical experience was noted on a questionnaire by the operating surgeon. Descriptive analysis and one-tailed Mann-Whitney test were used to draw results. The average VAS score in Group 1 was 0.65 (SD 1.31) and in Group 2 it was 0.90 (SD 1.22). This difference in the average was not statistically significant with P=0.09. The study demonstrates that MSICS and phacoemulsification both can be done safely under TASIL with acceptable patient comfort, and the pain experienced by the patients during the procedures is comparable.


How to cite this article:
Gupta SK, Kumar A, Agarwal S. Cataract surgery under topical anesthesia using 2% lignocaine jelly and intracameral lignocaine: Is manual small incision cataract surgery comparable to clear corneal phacoemulsification?.Indian J Ophthalmol 2010;58:537-540


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Gupta SK, Kumar A, Agarwal S. Cataract surgery under topical anesthesia using 2% lignocaine jelly and intracameral lignocaine: Is manual small incision cataract surgery comparable to clear corneal phacoemulsification?. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2010 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];58:537-540
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