Longitudinal study of intraocular lens implants after intracapsular cataract extraction. Complete follow-up of the first 7 years.
Lens implant surgery has a significant complication rate, although most complications are treatable and occur within the first 2 months after operation. The short-term visual results are comparable with the published results of intracapsular extraction alone. Six cases of bullous keratopathy developed in 138 cases in 7 1/2 years. When endothelial cell density fell below 500/mm2, corneal oedema developed within the year. However, a more recent study showed that endothelial cell loss was much reduced by the closed chamber technique of insertion and by serum coating of the implant.
D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D002452:Cell Count; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004727:Endothelium / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity