title: Complications and visual outcome 4 months after extracapsular cataract extraction with implantation of posterior chamber lenses. A prospective clinical study.
abstract: Sixty-seven patients were examined 3 to 5 1/2 (mean 4) months after intended extracapsular cataract extraction with implantation of the 3 M, style 83, posterior chamber lens. A visual acuity greater than or equal to 0.5 was recorded in 58 (86.6%) of the patients. The complications were: one (1.5%) case of acute iritis, one case of pupillary capture and two (3.0%) cases of capsulotomy-requiring early secondary cataract. There were no posterior segment complications. None of the patients were treated with anti-glaucomatous medication, and none had intraocular pressure above 20 mmHg. Pre-operatively, biometry was performed, and the SRK-formula was employed in estimating the post-operative spherical equivalent refraction: The actually measured refraction differed less than 2 diopters from the predicted refraction in 84.5% of the cases.
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014792:Visual Acuity