Central macular thickness after uneventful phacoemulsification and MSICS: A prospective comparison

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare central macular thickness using spectral domain OCT in patients undergoing small incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification. This prospective, comparative and observational study was conducted on 120 cataract patients. They were equally divided into Group 1 and Group 2. Group 1 patients who underwent phacoemulsification and Group 2 who underwent MSICS. In both groups macular thickness using OCT was recorded preoperatively and postoperatively at 1 day, 1, 4, 6 weeks. Macular thickness changes were analyzed and compared. : There was an increase in central macular thickness Post cataract surgery which was more (240.07 ± 21.28) in patients who underwent small incision cataract surgery up to 6 weeks as compared to the patients who underwent phacoemulsification was (220.73 ± 12.75) with p value < 0.05. However, there was no significant association with the age, gender and preoperative central macular thickness. Increase in macular thickness remained subclinical and there was no significant association with the age, gender and pre-operative central macular thickness.