VITREOUS PROLAPSE IN CATARACT SURGERY

Vitreous Prolapse in Cataract Surgery.

VITREous prolapse in cataract surgery is the worst complication that every ophthalmic surgeon is afraid of. The eye may recover but the chances of post-operative complications are many. The percentage of vitreous prolapse varies with different ophthalmic surgeons. Knighton (1949) reported 0 9 per cent. of vitreous prolapse and Cinotti (1952) reported 1-57 per cent. in the same series of patient...

Chromovitrectomy in Vitreous Loss During Cataract Surgery

Risk factors for vitreous loss in cataract surgery.

PURPOSE To evaluate the risk factors for posterior capsule rupture with or without vitreous loss (PCR +/- VL) in extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE). METHODS The charts of 2794 consecutive patients who had ECCE with or without intraocular lens implantation between January 1992 and December 1997 were reviewed retrospectively. Probable risk factors included age, sex, operated eye (right or...

Management of capsular rupture and vitreous loss in cataract surgery

Every eye surgeon has experienced – or will experience – that sinking feeling when the posterior capsule is ruptured and vitreous comes forward into the anterior chamber. At that moment everything changes, including the heart rate of the surgeon and the possible outcome for the patient. But all is not lost. If the theatre team are well prepared, the situation can be managed calmly and professio...

Incidence of posterior vitreous detachment after cataract surgery.

PURPOSE To report the incidence of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) after uneventful state-of-the-art small-incision phacoemulsification with implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC IOL). SETTING Department of Ophthalmology, Ludwigshafen Hospital, Ludwigshafen, Germany. METHODS This prospective study evaluated the vitreous status of eyes by biomicroscopic examination, in...