Combined phacoemulsification, vitrectomy, foreign-body extraction, and intraocular lens implantation.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the outcome of simultaneous phacoemulsification, pars plana vitrectomy, intraocular foreign-body extraction, and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.


METHODS
SSK Ankara Eye Hospital, Department of Vitreoretinal Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.


METHODS
Seventeen patients with corneal perforation, intraocular foreign body, vitreous hemorrhage, and lens opacity had simultaneous clear corneal phacoemulsification, pars plana vitrectomy, intraocular foreign-body extraction, and IOL implantation.


RESULTS
Postoperative complications included massive retinal fibrosis in 2 patients, retinal detachment in 1, and cilioretinal artery occlusion in 1. At a mean follow-up of 15.2 months, best corrected visual acuity improved in the remaining 13 eyes (76%). The IOL was stable in all cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Combined phacoemulsification with IOL implantation and vitreoretinal surgery was safe in selected cases of penetrating ocular trauma resulting from an intraocular foreign body.
Batman
C
C
SSK Eye Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Cekiç
O
O
Totan
Y
Y
Ozkan
S S
SS
Zilelioglu
O
O
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery