Dr. MADHU SHEKHAR

Dr. DHANYA C.A., Dr.BRAHMANI PATHAKAMURI, Dr. SANKARANANTHAN R. RAVILLA

Abstract

Centurion vision system was equipped with active fluidics technology to ensure stable anterior chamber. It was further equipped with active sentry handpiece with an inbuilt sensor to monitor real-time IOP and enabling surgeons to operate on lower target IOP. We randomized 204 eyes to be operated under topical anaesthesia either by active sentry or ozil handpiece. All phaco parameters were set same for both groups except for IOP which was set at 65 mmHg and 70 mmHg for soft and hard cataracts for ozil group and 46 mmHg and 50mmHg respectively for active sentry group. Surgeons were equally comfortable with both the handpieces for soft cataracts while higher proportion of them were comfortable with ozil handpiece for harder nuclei. Patient’s pain perception, usage of phaco energy and intra-operative complications were comparable between the groups. Active sentry technology is found to be safe and equally efficacious as the ozil handpiece with added benefit of operating at lower IOP levels

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