Clinical study on bimanual microphacoemulsification and Acri. mart intraocular lens implantation

Objective To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of birnanual microphacoemulsification and Acri. smart intraocular lens implantation. Methods 75 patients （89 eyes ） with age-related cataract were divided into two groups in random. 34 patients （40 eyes） were treated with bimanual microphacoemulsification while other 41 patients （49 eyes） were treated with conventional phaeoe- mulsification. The visual acuity, phacoemulsifieation time, the endothelial cell loss percentage, anterior chamber aqueous protein concentration, astigmatism and operative complications were observed. Results The mean phaco energy of bimanual group （ 12. 34 ± 7.57 ） % was lower than conventional group （ 17. 16 ± 9. 35） %. The uncorrected visual acuity of bimanual group was better than conventional group in 1 day and 1 week after surgery. Flare intensity at 1 day postoperatively was significantly lower in bimanual group than in conventional group（ 19.47 ± 5.28 and 22.86 ± 4. 30 pc/ms, P =0. 015）. The astigmatism of birnanual group （0.78 ± 0.40） D were significantly lower than conventional group（ 1.12 ± 0. 48 ） D. Conclusions The bimanual microphaeoemulsification and Acri. smart intraocular lens implantation are safe and effective which can be performed through a 1.2 mm incison. Key words: phacoemulsification;  lenses, intraoeular;  cataract; micro-ineision