Clinical observation of 126 cases of sutureless phacoemulsification with PMMA intraocular lens implantation.
OBJECTIVE
To observe the safety and effect of sutureless phacoemulsification with PMMA intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.


METHODS
One-hundred and twenty-six cases (126 eyes) of sutureless phacoemulsification with PMMA intraocular lens (IOL) implantation were retrospectived and evaluated. The surgeries were performed through a limbal tunnel incision. PMMA IOLs with 5.5 mm or 6.0 mm in diameter were implanted.


RESULTS
The follow-up was 3-20 months. Visual acuity of 0.5 or better was obtained in 120 cases (95.2%), and that of 1.0 or better was obtained in 89 cases (70.6%). Intra-operative complications included posterior capsule rupture in 9 cases (7.1%) and iris injury in 7 cases (5.6%). Postoperative complications included early corneal edema in 96 cases (76.2%), transient intraocular pressure elevation in 5 cases (4.3%), remnant of cortex in 1 case and leakage of incision in 1 case. All were properly managed with good results.


CONCLUSIONS
Sutureless phacoemulsification with PMMA IOL implantation is safe even in grass-root hospitals where cataracts are harder.
Yan
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No. 422 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Zhanjiang 524005, China.
Mao
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Z
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014792:Visual Acuity