Surgical induced astigmatism in phaecoemulsification cataract surgery

  • Ming-Yueh LEE Clinical Research Centre Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
  • Tasha Hilda Clinical Research Centre Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
  • mariam ismail Clinical Research Centre Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
  • Pik-Pin Goh Clinical Research Centre Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Keywords: phaecoemulsification cataract surgery, surgical induced astigmatism

Abstract

 

Abstract

 

Purpose: Surgical induced astigmatism is often-neglected issue in phaecoemulsification cataract surgery. It is a significant problem resulting in poor refractive outcome and patients’ satisfaction. The objective of this study was to describe the preoperative astigmatism and the postoperative surgical induced astigmatism and its contributing factors.

 

Design: Retrospective study on the Malaysian Cataract Surgery Registry between year 2008 and 2011.

 

Method: Data on phaecoemulsification cataract surgery from 37 Ophthalmology Units were studied and filtered. Patients more than 50 year-old with complete refractive assessment results and with no ocular comorbidity were included. Contributing factors namely patients’ age, race, gender, laterality of the operated eye, surgeon’s status and intraoperative complications were analyzed.

 

Results:  The mean age of the 5350 patients was 68.0 years with majority Chinese patients. The mean postoperative cylinder was 1.19D (SD=0.91) compared to the preoperative mean cylinder of 0.88D (SD=0.83D). Multivariate regression analysis on postoperative data revealed statistically significant high cylinder power (>1.0 Dioptre) for older patients, Chinese race, left operated eyes (p<0.001), performed by trainee ophthalmologists (p<0.001), and for those with intraoperative complications (p<0.001). The overall difference of cylinder power before and after phaecoemulsification cataract surgery was high; signifying high degree of surgical induced astigmatism. 

 

Conclusion: Surgical induced astigmatism could result in significant postoperative astigmatism with poor refractive outcome. The contributing factors are old age, Chinese race, left operated eyes, operated by trainee ophthalmologists and intraoperative complications.

Author Biographies

Ming-Yueh LEE, Clinical Research Centre Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon & Glaucoma Specialist

Ramsay SimeDarby HealthCare

ParkCity Medical Centre

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Tasha Hilda, Clinical Research Centre Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Biostatistician

Clinical Research Centre
Ministry of Health
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

mariam ismail, Clinical Research Centre Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Consultant Ophthalmologist

Clinical Research Centre
Ministry of Health
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Pik-Pin Goh, Clinical Research Centre Ministry of Health Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Director

Clinical Research Centre
Ministry of Health
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Published
2017-03-30
How to Cite
LEE, M.-Y., Hilda, T., ismail, mariam, & Goh, P.-P. (2017). Surgical induced astigmatism in phaecoemulsification cataract surgery. Asian Journal of Ophthalmology, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v15i3.275
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Original Articles