Surgical and visual outcomes for posterior polar cataract

Aims:The aims of this study were to report the surgical and visual outcomes of posterior polar cataract and to assess the risk factors for posterior capsule rupture.Method:Medical records of 81 eyes of 59 patients were reviewed. The surgical procedure used, intraoperative complications and postopera...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of ophthalmology 2008-11, Vol.92 (11), p.1476-1478
Hauptverfasser:	Das, S, Khanna, R, Mohiuddin, S M, Ramamurthy, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Aged Biological and medical sciences Cataract - complications Cataract - physiopathology Cataracts Eye surgery Female Humans Intraoperative Complications - etiology Lens Capsule, Crystalline - injuries Lens Capsule, Crystalline - surgery Lens diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Ophthalmology Phacoemulsification - methods Postoperative Period Rupture - surgery Surgery Treatment Outcome Visual Acuity - physiology Vitrectomy - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Aims:The aims of this study were to report the surgical and visual outcomes of posterior polar cataract and to assess the risk factors for posterior capsule rupture.Method:Medical records of 81 eyes of 59 patients were reviewed. The surgical procedure used, intraoperative complications and postoperative visual outcome were recorded.Results:Of the 81 eyes, 61 eyes (75%) underwent phacoemulsification. Seventeen eyes had extra-capsular cataract extraction, and manual small incision cataract surgery was performed on three eyes. Posterior capsule rupture occurred in 25 (31%) eyes: it was more common in young patients (
ISSN:	0007-1161 1468-2079
DOI:	10.1136/bjo.2007.129403