title: Sutured posterior chamber intraocular lenses for traumatic cataract in Africa.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the outcomes of sutured scleral fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PC IOLs) after trauma in an African population.
  
  
  METHODS
  State hospital and affiliated district hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective review was performed of the medical records of patients in whom a sutured PC IOL had been implanted for traumatic aphakia in the preceding 5 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-five percent of the 59 patients had a significant improvement in uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) at the final visit. Two-thirds of patients achieved an UDVA of 6/18 or better. Those not improving had severe preexisting macular or corneal pathology. A significant number of patients (28%) with angle recession developed ocular hypertension during the postoperative period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After careful preoperative selection, sutured PC IOLs were effective in the visual rehabilitation of eyes with traumatic subluxated cataract in which the capsular bag could not be retained.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Ophthalmology (Rogers, Mustak, Cook), Groote Schuur and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospitals, and Eerste Rivier Hospital Ophthalmology (Hann, Steven), Eerste Rivier, Cape Town, South Africa. Electronic address: docgraeme@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Ophthalmology (Rogers, Mustak, Cook), Groote Schuur and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospitals, and Eerste Rivier Hospital Ophthalmology (Hann, Steven), Eerste Rivier, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Hamzah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mustak
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Ophthalmology (Rogers, Mustak, Cook), Groote Schuur and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospitals, and Eerste Rivier Hospital Ophthalmology (Hann, Steven), Eerste Rivier, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Mignon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hann
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Ophthalmology (Rogers, Mustak, Cook), Groote Schuur and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospitals, and Eerste Rivier Hospital Ophthalmology (Hann, Steven), Eerste Rivier, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steven
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Ophthalmology (Rogers, Mustak, Cook), Groote Schuur and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospitals, and Eerste Rivier Hospital Ophthalmology (Hann, Steven), Eerste Rivier, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013019:South Africa; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes