Delayed in-the-bag implantation of intraocular lens.
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.
Chen
Yung-Jen
YJ
Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. f75622@adm.cgmh.org.tw
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