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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 15-19 |
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To study the learning curve of capsulorhexis in manual small incision cataract surgery among postgraduate residents in central India
Rajesh S Joshi1, Nida Raza1, Preeti Wadekar1, Nivedita Patil1, Sonali Tamboli1, Tanmay Surwade1, Namrata Bansode1, Avinash Turankar2
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Rajesh S Joshi
77, Panchatara Housing Society, Manish Nagar, Somalwada, Nagpur - 440 015, Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/sjopt.sjopt_135_21
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the learning curve of continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) and to assess the number of surgeries required to master it among residents in a postgraduate teaching institute.
METHODS: The present prospective observational study was based on the completion time and complication rates related to CCC performed using various techniques by 10 students in the 2nd (JR2) and 3rd-year (JR3) of residency. CCC was performed either by a cystotome or capsulorhexis forceps or by a combined method in 253 eyes, of which 160 eyes (63.2%) were operated by JR3 and 93 (36.8%) by JR2. The complication rates were studied with respect to the number of capsular extensions, posterior capsular rent (PCR), zonular dehiscence, need for senior surgical assistance, and nucleus drop.
RESULTS: The average time required for the completion of CCC was 412 ± 90.5 s. The average number of times residents required to fill the anterior chamber with viscoelastic was 6.9 ± 1.4. The average size of CCC was 7 ± 0.66 mm. Extended CCC was the most common complication. JR2 required assistance from a senior surgeon in 47 eyes (50.5%), whereas JR3 required assistance in 39 eyes (24.4%) (P = 0.0001). The rate of PCR was not significantly different in JR2 (7.5%) and JR3 (8.8%).
CONCLUSION: CCC is a difficult step to master in the trainee. Focusing and practicing on this step will help to reduce the complications and maximize proficiency. Approximately 6–eight surgeries are required to master CCC.
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