Post-operative astigmatism with continuous and interrupted Sutures in Cataract Surgery

Post-operative astigmatism with continuous and interrupted Sutures in Cataract Surgery

Background: Cataract surgery has undergone revolutionary changes but the traditional extra-capsular cataract extraction is still practiced in the developing countries. The type of suture may greatly affect the outcome in terms of astigmatism. This study was conducted to compare the post-operative as...

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Main Authors: Lal Muhammad Khattak, Muhammad Salim Gandapur, Farmanullah Wazir, Shafqatullah Khan, Umer Khan Orakzai, Awalia Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan 2010-12-01
Series:Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://gjms.com.pk/ojs24/index.php/gjms/article/view/345
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spelling doaj-4a81a5c9d3c549789b026062783e09752020-11-25T01:38:37ZengGomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, PakistanGomal Journal of Medical Sciences1819-79731997-20672010-12-0191298Post-operative astigmatism with continuous and interrupted Sutures in Cataract SurgeryLal Muhammad KhattakMuhammad Salim GandapurFarmanullah WazirShafqatullah KhanUmer Khan OrakzaiAwalia JanBackground: Cataract surgery has undergone revolutionary changes but the traditional extra-capsular cataract extraction is still practiced in the developing countries. The type of suture may greatly affect the outcome in terms of astigmatism. This study was conducted to compare the post-operative astigmatism using continuous versus interrupted sutures. Material & Methods: This study was conducted in Ophthalmology Department, KUST Institute of Medical Sciences, Kohat, from January 2006 to June 2007. Two hundred patients were divided into two equal groups A and B. Group A patients had continuous 10/0 nylon sutures following extra-capsular cataract extraction whereas Group B had four interrupted sutures. Results: Keratometric astigmatism in Group A patients was significantly higher (2.96+0.15D) as compared to Group B (1.70+0.73D) at six months post-operatively (phttp://gjms.com.pk/ojs24/index.php/gjms/article/view/345
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author Lal Muhammad Khattak
Muhammad Salim Gandapur
Farmanullah Wazir
Shafqatullah Khan
Umer Khan Orakzai
Awalia Jan
spellingShingle Lal Muhammad Khattak
Muhammad Salim Gandapur
Farmanullah Wazir
Shafqatullah Khan
Umer Khan Orakzai
Awalia Jan
Post-operative astigmatism with continuous and interrupted Sutures in Cataract Surgery
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences
author_facet Lal Muhammad Khattak
Muhammad Salim Gandapur
Farmanullah Wazir
Shafqatullah Khan
Umer Khan Orakzai
Awalia Jan
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title Post-operative astigmatism with continuous and interrupted Sutures in Cataract Surgery
title_short Post-operative astigmatism with continuous and interrupted Sutures in Cataract Surgery
title_full Post-operative astigmatism with continuous and interrupted Sutures in Cataract Surgery
title_fullStr Post-operative astigmatism with continuous and interrupted Sutures in Cataract Surgery
title_full_unstemmed Post-operative astigmatism with continuous and interrupted Sutures in Cataract Surgery
title_sort post-operative astigmatism with continuous and interrupted sutures in cataract surgery
publisher Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan
series Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences
issn 1819-7973
1997-2067
publishDate 2010-12-01
description Background: Cataract surgery has undergone revolutionary changes but the traditional extra-capsular cataract extraction is still practiced in the developing countries. The type of suture may greatly affect the outcome in terms of astigmatism. This study was conducted to compare the post-operative astigmatism using continuous versus interrupted sutures. Material & Methods: This study was conducted in Ophthalmology Department, KUST Institute of Medical Sciences, Kohat, from January 2006 to June 2007. Two hundred patients were divided into two equal groups A and B. Group A patients had continuous 10/0 nylon sutures following extra-capsular cataract extraction whereas Group B had four interrupted sutures. Results: Keratometric astigmatism in Group A patients was significantly higher (2.96+0.15D) as compared to Group B (1.70+0.73D) at six months post-operatively (p
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