Cataracts associated with posterior segment surgery.
Although cataract is widely described among the complications of vitrectomy, the precise relationship between vitrectomy and the development of lens opacity is not completely understood. This article presents an extensive literature review and the authors' personal experience with this complication.
Panozzo
Giacomo
G
Teclo, Vitreoretinal Service, Via del Perlar 2, Verona 37135, Italy. g.panozzo@iol.it
Parolini
Barbara
B
D002386:Cataract / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods