title: Posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.
abstract: 20 eyes of 12 Retinitis Pigmentosa patients underwent extracapsular cataract extraction followed by I.O.L. implantation. No unusual intra or post operative complications were encountered. All pseudophakic eyes showed improvement in visual acuity whereas the V.F. remained unaltered. Subjectively all 12 patients reported a benefit from surgery despite the Visual Field impairment.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Oculistica, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli, Italia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reccia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bosone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity