Comparison Of Effective Phaco Time In Low Energy Femto Assisted And Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery
Published 2025 - 43rd Congress of the ESCRS
Reference: PO828 | Type: Poster | DOI: 10.82333/54yv-ss65
Authors: Vaishal Kenia* 1 , Raj Kenia 2 , Sneha Maru 1
1Cataract, Cornea and refractive Surgery,Kenia Eye Hospital,Mumbai,India, 2Ophthalmology,Kenia Eye Hospital,Mumbai,India
Purpose
To compare effective phaco time (EPT) in eyes with low energy femto (LEFA) assisted
and phacoemulsification (PHACO) cataract surgery.
Setting
Tertiary private eye hospital, India.
Methods
A prospective study, where patients who underwent cataract surgery using either LEFA or PHACO were enrolled. Subjects with cataract grade NS2 aged between 40-75 years, pre-operative best corrected visual acuity 6/12 or worse, corneal astigmatism <- 0.75 D were included. EPT phaco time was calculated and compared between two groups using a two-sample t test.
Results
26 eyes in each group were enrolled with the subjects' mean±SD age of 66.81±8.62 and 62.64± 5.71 years in LEFA and PHACO group respectively (p=0.14). The mean EPT was 13.63 ±6.61 and 13.83 ±6.08 seconds. EPT was found to be comparable in both the groups.
Conclusions
We noted EPT to be comparable in both the groups. This could be attributed to a small sample size, however, a large sample size could be helpful to have more insights.