Purpose: To evaluate posterior capsule opacification (PCO) development after cataract surgery in eyes with or without a history of steroid use.
Setting: Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Centre, Ahmedabad, India.
Design: Comparative case series.
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of intracameral preservative-free 1% xylocaine on the corneal endothelium as an adjuvant to topical anaesthesia during phacoemulsification and Acrysof foldable IOL implantation.
Material & Methods: This is a prospective, controlled, randomised, double-masked study. 106 patients with soft to moderately dense (Grade 1-3) senile cataract and corneal endothelial cell density of >1500/mm2 were randomised to the xylocaine group (n=53) and control group(n=53).