Cataract is a progressive opacification of the lens which prevents clear vision. Most cases of cataract are related to the ageing, However, less often, a cataract may develop after eye injuries, inflammation, and some other eye diseases.
According to World Health Organization (WHO), cataract remains as the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Combined with the fact that life expectancy in the world has increased significantly over the last years, it is expected that the number of people with cataract will grow.
Today, the treatment of cataract is surgical and very successful in restoring sight. The opaque lens is removed and replaced by an artificial intraocular lens. In the majority of cases, the opacified lens is removed by using ultrasound energy, a procedure called phacoemulsification
However, when cataracts are so hard and advanced, they cannot be removed by this technology. For these cases, a surgery called Extracapsular Cataract Extraction (ECCE) has been usually performed. In ECCE, the cataract has to be removed completely through a large incision. After removing the cataract and inserting the intraocular lens,the incision is closed by several stitches.
An evolution of ECCE technique called Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) was developed and now offered in MELC. In this kind of surgery, the main surgical incision is fashioned by the surgeon in a way that makes the incision suture less and self-sealing. So, after removing the cataract completely and implanting the intraocular lens, no sutures are required for closing the incision, and therefore, no astigmatism is produced.
Studies comparing outcomes between Phacoemulsification and MSICS have shown that postoperative uncorrected and best corrected vision, as well as astigmatism are similar.
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