An Overview of Clear Cornea Incision Patients Following Phacoemulsification at the Hasanuddin University Hospital, Makassar, Indonesia

Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed eye surgical procedure. Many ophthalmologists choose phacoemulsification as a cataract surgery procedure. The phacoemulsification technique has many advantages for both the operator and the patient. The main advantages are the smaller incision size, which minimizes tissue damage, lacks inflammation and postoperative pain, and provides faster refractive stabilization with minimal astigmatism due to surgery. The presence of smaller incised wounds in this phacoemulsification technique allows for faster wound healing. The aim of this study was to determine and obtain an overview of wound healing in clear cornea incisions for cataract patients after phacoemulsification surgery on control days 1, 3, and 7 at Hasanuddin University Makassar State University Hospital in February 2021. This study used a prospective cohort research design by collecting patient data on days 1, 3, and 7 after the phacoemulsification procedure. The sample consisted of six men and four women, with an average age of 48.9 years. The patient’s vision is typically at the counting finger level, i.e. 70%, with the remaining 30% at the hand movement level. On day 7, a wound healing image of a clear corneal incision in a patient after phacoemulsification surgery shows significant changes in the anterior segment OCT image.