Ophthalmology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Outcomes of microincision cataract surgery versus coaxial phacoemulsification.
To compare outcomes of microincision cataract surgery (MICS) with coaxial phacoemulsification. ⋯ Microincision cataract surgery significantly lowered mean phacoemulsification time, mean total phacoemulsification percent, mean EPT, and surgically induced astigmatism when compared with coaxial phacoemulsification.
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To report the incidence of orbital cellulitis after orbital blowout fracture. ⋯ Orbital cellulitis is a rare complication of orbital fracture, and seems to be more common when paranasal sinus infection preexists or occurs within several weeks of the injury. Oral antibiotics given after the orbital injury may not prevent orbital cellulitis or abscess formation. Surgery may be required to drain orbital abscess or in nonresolving cellulitis to drain the paranasal sinuses. Fracture repair, if indicated, should be delayed, particularly if an alloplastic implant is used.