title: Delayed in-the-bag implantation of intraocular lens.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report delayed in-the-bag intraocular lens (IOL) implantation for patients who had undergone simultaneous phacoemulsification and vitreoretinal surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Delayed IOL implantation surgery was performed for 3 patients who had undergone simultaneous phacoemulsification and scleral buckling or vitrectomy surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The medical records of each patient, including the surgical findings and final refraction status, were reviewed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Successful in-the-bag IOL implantation surgeries without capsular tear were achieved 3 to 5 months after the initial surgeries. The postoperative refractive error ranged from plano to -1.00 D.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Successful in-the-bag IOL implantation and satisfactory refraction were achieved in patients who had undergone simultaneous phacoemulsification and scleral buckling or vitrectomy surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. f75622@adm.cgmh.org.tw
authors.forename: Yung-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000503:physiopathology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D012591:Scleral Buckling; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery