Keratometric cylinder and visual recovery following phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation using a self-sealing cataract incision

Abstract

A 5.2 mm self-sealing tunnel incision Nvas used during phacoemulsification and implantation of a 5 × 6 mm poly(methyl methacrylate) intraocular lens in 100 cases. No sutures were used for closure. Keratoinetry readings and vision were followed for one year. At one month postoperatively keratometry and refraction were stable and at one year postoperatively there was a small against-the-rule shift in cylinder.