[Pseudophacos explant: the causes and the functional results].
We've studied a number of 20 cases of pseudophakic explantation performed in the Eye Center Timişoara between 1991-1997 from 2605 pseudophakic implantations. The interval between implantation and the moment of explantation was between 4 days and 7 years. The causes which indicated pseudophakic explantation were: pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, IOL decentration and dislocation, uveitis, persistent secondary glaucoma. The study refers to the established treatment for avoiding the explantation and also to the functional results obtained after pseudophakic explantation. Most of the explanted artificial lens cases were anterior chamber lens--13, all of them ALCON type, also we've explanted 4 pupillary implants Fedorov type. The visual acuities obtained after explantation were between hand movement perception and 10/10. Before surgery, visual acuity was between light perception and 10/10. The best functional results were obtained in pseudophakic decentration and dislocation cases and the worst in pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, uveitis and secondary glaucoma cases.
Clinica de Oftalmologie, Timişoara.
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D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019591:Pseudophakia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012383:Romania; D013997:Time Factors