title: Combined phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy.
abstract: Combined phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy were performed in eight eyes with cataract and vitreoretinal disease. Six eyes had tractional retinal detachment and/or nonclearing vitreous hemorrhage, one eye had a retained metallic intraocular foreign body, and one eye had a traumatic retinal detachment. In six eyes, a posterior chamber lens implant was placed in the capsular bag. Postoperative visual acuity improved in each case and ranged between 20/15 and 6/200. There were no perioperative complications, and the posterior chamber lens implant appeared well tolerated during an average follow-up interval of 8 months (range, 3 to 30 months). This technique allows endocapsular fixation of a posterior chamber lens and provides rapid visual rehabilitation with a single operation.
authors.affiliation: Cornea Service, Eye Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Mieler
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Jaffe
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Burton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014822:Vitreous Body