@article{Bhutto_Memon_Ali_Soomro_Mirani_2021, title={Comparison of Complications between Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery and Phacoemulsification: Doi: 10.36351/pjo.v37i4.1317}, volume={37}, url={https://www.pjo.org.pk/index.php/pjo/article/view/1317}, DOI={10.36351/pjo.v37i4.1317}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Purpose:  </strong>To compare per-operative and early post-operative complications between Manual Small Incision cataract surgery and Phacoemulsification in patients with Senile Cataract.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:  </strong>Quasi experimental study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:  </strong>Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital Karachi from December 2018 to October 2019.</p> <p><strong>Methods:  </strong>Two hundred and seventy patients with senile Cataract were recruited for this study by convenient sampling technique. They were divided equally into two groups. Group I underwent Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS), whereas Group II underwent Phacoemulsification. Per-operative and early post-operative complications were recorded on day 1 in both groups. Data was analyzed using SPSS 24.0. Independent t-test was carried out with P-value of ?0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p> <p><strong>Results:  </strong>Mean age group – I was 54.95 ± 11.0 and in Group – II was 57.09 ± 10.59 (p = 0.546). There were 72 (53.3%) males in group – I and 74 (54.8%) in group – II with a non-significant difference (p-value > 0.01). There was significant difference for posterior capsule rupture and striate keratitis between the two groups (p = 0.031 and 0.044 respectively). Rest of the study parameters was not statistically different in the both group. None of the groups had a nucleus drop and vitreous prolapse. No significant difference was seen between the two groups concerning iris trauma (p = 0.56), wound leakage (p = 0.15) and hyphema (p = 0.32).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:  </strong>There is no significant difference between per-operative and early post-operative complications between MSICS and Phacoemulsification in patients with senile cataract except posterior capsular rupture and striate keratopathy which were more common in phacoemulsification group.</p> <p><strong>Key Words:  </strong>Cataract, Senile Cataract, Phacoemulsification, Small Incision Cataract Surgery.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology}, author={Bhutto, Israr Ahmed and Memon, Maria Nazish and Ali, Irshad and Soomro, Abdul Qadeem and Mirani, Abdul Haleem}, year={2021}, month={Sep.} }