[Cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation in cyclopia patients].
OBJECTIVE
To analyse results and complications of cataract surgery with IOL implantation in monopic patients.


METHODS
41 monopic patients underwent cataract surgery with IOL implantation during the period of 1995-1997. The follow up time ranged from 3 to 28 months (mean 16 months).


RESULTS
Intraoperatively there were 2 cases of posterior capsule tears with vitreous loss. Postoperatively, transient hypertonia in 4 eyes, Descemet's membrane folds in 15 eyes, and fibrinous reaction in anterior chamber in 2 eyes were observed. 71% of patients achieved visual acuity of 5/5-5/12.


CONCLUSIONS
Monopia should not be considered as a contraindication for IOL implantation, although special attention should be paid to choosing the proper time of operation, which should be performed extremely carefully by an experienced surgeon.
Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Oczu AM w Lodzi.
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W
Omulecki
J
J
Sempińska-Szewczyk
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D
Zawadziłło-Kobielska
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B
Bogorodzki
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged