title: Intraocular pressure following extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.
abstract: Knowledge of the incidence of both short- and long-term elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) after extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC-IOL) insertion is essential for the practicing ophthalmologist. We reviewed retrospectively the IOP data in 384 consecutive patients (506 eyes) that underwent the above procedure. A postoperative rise of 8 mm Hg above baseline or above 23 mm Hg was observed in 149 eyes (29%). Secondary glaucoma well controlled medically developed in 21 eyes (4%). Three eyes developed glaucoma after the first year postoperatively. Therefore, over the total follow-up period of 6 years, 24 eyes (4.7%) developed pseudophakic glaucoma. None, however, required laser or other surgical intervention. These results further support the prevailing view that ECCE with PC-IOL is the procedure of choice.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kooner
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Dulaney
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies