| Summary: | AIM: To evaluate the curative efficacy of small incision cataract surgery(SICS)versus phacoemulsification(Phaco).<p>METHODS: A computerized literature search was carried out in Chinese Biomedical Database(CBM), Wanfang Data, VIP and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI)to collect articles published between 1989-2013 concerning the curative efficacy of SICS versus Phaco. The studies were assessed in terms of clinical case-control criteria. Meta-analysis were performed to assess the visual acuity, the complications rates between SICS and Phaco 90 days after surgery. Treatment effects were measured as risk difference(<i>RD</i>)between SICS and Phaco. Fixed and random effect models were employed to combine results after a heterogeneity test. <p>RESULTS:A total of 8 studies were included in our Meta-analysis. At 90 days postoperative time, there were no significant differences between the two groups at the visual acuity >0.5(<i>P</i>=0.14); and no significant differences on the complications rates of corneal astigmatism, corneal edema, posterior capsular rupture and anterior iris reaction(<i>P</i>>0.05).<p>CONCLUSION: These results suggest that there is no different on the curative effects of SICS and Phaco for cataract.
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