Intracapsular cataract extraction complicated by vitreous loss: final vision without vitrectomy.
Forty-one eyes with vitreous loss during routine intracapsular cataract extraction were not treated with a vitrectomy. A total of 27 eyes or 66% achieved vision of 20/50 or better. Twenty-two eyes were followed longer than three years.
D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*