A review of Leiske style semi-flexible intraocular lenses 1981-1984.
A consecutive series of 205 patients had 237 intracapsular cataract extractions performed with the insertion of a semi-flexible intraocular lens in the period 1981-1983. The average follow-up period was 17.8 months; 87.0% of cases obtained a visual acuity of 6/12 or better after operation, compared with 80.6% of cases whose preoperative visual acuity was 6/36 or worse. Twenty-six eyes (11%) had clinical cystoid macular oedema at some stage after operation, and seven eyes (3%) had persistent cystoid macular oedema at final follow-up. Only one eye had a postoperative retinal detachment. Thirty eyes (14.1%) required treatment for elevated intraocular pressure at some time after operation.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology