title: [Management of posteriorly dislocated lens material after complicated phacoemulsification. The vitreoretinal surgeon's point of view].
abstract: Posterior dislocation of lens material is a serious complication of phacoemulsification. Its prognosis depends on timely treatment, well-planned by cataract and vitreoretinal surgeons working in collaboration. Pars plana vitrectomy with removal of the dislocated material is nearly always mandatory on a short-term basis in order to prevent and/or treat any further complication, mainly uveitis, hypertony, corneal edema, cystoid macular edema, and retinal detachment. The best time to implant and perform pars plana vitrectomy is still a matter of controversy. The best predictor of final visual acuity is the visual acuity before vitrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, université catholique de Louvain, 10, avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Bruxelles, Belgique. Anne-Catherine.Gribomont@uclouvain.be
authors.forename: A-C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gribomont
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nélis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009885:Ophthalmology; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014821:Vitrectomy / Q000379:methods