Inam-ul Haq, Misbah Durrani, Jahanzeb Durrani.
Effect of Anterior Sub-Capsular Polishing during a Standard Phacoemulsification on Anterior Capsular Opacification (A randomized control study).
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;16(4):838-41.

Objective: This study was carried out to assess the effect of anterior sub-capsular polishing on Anterior Capsular Opacification(ACO), which can cause anterior capsular phimosis, decentration of IOL and visual deterioration. Method: This prospective randomized control study compared in 100 eyes of 50 consecutive patients with bilateral age related cataract who underwent phacoemulsification. One eye had anterior capsular polishing (group 1) and second eye (controlled group) comprised without anterior capsular polishing (group 2, control group) ACO was evaluated at 01 week, 01months and 06 months. Results: After 01 week there was no difference in the development of ACO in the two groups. At 04 weeks follow up 2 patients in group 1 had ACO as compared to 20 in control group( P<0.001) and at 06 months follow up group 1 had 5 cases of PCO as compared to 24 cases in control group (P<0.001) Conclusion: Anterior capsular Opacification is significantly lower in patients in whom anterior sub-capsular polishing was done.

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