title: [Visual outcome and complications after posterior capsule rupture during phacoemulsification].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the visual outcome and incidence of complications after posterior capsule rupture during phacoemulsification.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-six eyes of 66 patients which sustained posterior capsule rupture were retrospectively studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-two out of 66 eyes had best corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better. The complications included corneal edema (42 eyes), iris injury (1 eye), pupil decentration (5 eyes), intraocular hypertension (4 eyes), intraocular lens dislocation (1 eye), cystoid macular edema (3 eyes), remain of lens material (2 eyes) and retinal detachment (2 eyes).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Phacoemulsification, even if complicated by posterior capsule rupture, is compatible with good visual outcome. Immediate proper management of complications is important.
authors.affiliation: Zhe Yi Eye Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China. gwyu@163.net
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Dinghua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Yumin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity