title: Clinical observation of 126 cases of sutureless phacoemulsification with PMMA intraocular lens implantation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: No. 422 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Zhanjiang 524005, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: 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