title: Prospective evaluation of one surgeon's first 100 cases of endocapsular phacoemulsification cataract surgery.
abstract: In this series of one surgeon's first 100 cases of endocapsular phacoemulsification cataract surgery (EPECS), believed to be the first truly prospective study of its kind, 86% of patients achieved corrected vision of 6/6 to 6/4; 96% achieved vision of 6/12 or better; and excluding those with pre-existing pathology, 99% achieved 6/12. Posterior capsular rupture occurred in 11 cases, with vitrectomy being required in eight cases. Detailed analysis of the 100 cases is provided.
authors.affiliation: Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Irvine
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Haylen
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alexander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity