Removal of the crystalline lens is associated with a substantial increase in the rate of retinal tears and detachments. Retinal detachment (RD) occurs in 2 to 3% of eyes following intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE), 0.5 to 2 % of eyes following extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) but is believed to occur in a smaller percentage of eyes following phacoemulsification. RD frequently occ...

well-designed randomised trial, which examined the effectiveness of an injection of cefuroxime 1 mg in the anterior chamber at the conclusion of cataract surgery. The results showed such a great benefit from the use of cefuroxime that the trial was stopped early, because it was considered unethical not to use the treatment. From these figures, out of 10,000 cataract operations without postopera...

Secondary cataract growth commonly occurs after extracapsular cataract extraction. The proliferation of this regrowth occurs at rates related to many factors. In this study, the authors analyzed the amount of lens regeneration after endocapsular lens extraction that leaves the anterior and posterior capsules relatively intact. The analysis was performed in New Zealand albino rabbits with the ai...

In this population based study we have reviewed the files of all patients who underwent an extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) between 1984 and 1987, were normotensives prior to surgery, and were followed up for at least 10 months after the ECCE. From a total of 1047 operations 746 qualified for the inclusion criteria; of these, 16 (2.1%) were found to have a consistently raised intraocula...

The use of anterior chamber intraocular lenses (ACIOLs) in the 1970s produced a flood of late complications mainly from corneal decompensation and uveitis with secondary glaucoma plus hyphaema (UGH syndrome). This led to the development and widespread use of posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PCIOLs) and to ACIOLs receiving a bad reputation. The ACIOLs used were of a non-flexible closed loop...

PURPOSE To study the visual outcome of cataract surgery in eyes with uveitis. METHODS A retrospective analysis of patients with uveitis operated for cataract. RESULTS 106 eyes of 89 patients with uveitis were operated for cataract. In 62.3% eyes (66/106), post-operative follow-up was at least 6 months. There was significant improvement (P < 0.001) in visual acuity after cataract surgery. Pr...

Day-case cataract surgery and the need for local anaesthesia are likely to increase. Retrobulbar (and peribulbar) anaesthetic injection is a common technique in cataract surgery, but serious complications are persistently reported. Subconjunctival injection is an alternative that avoids these risks. This retrospective study compares two groups of patients that underwent extracapsular cataract s...

BACKGROUND an effective method for cataract surgery should be identified to combat cataract blindness. AIM to study the surgical outcome of conventional extracapsular cataract extraction versus manual small-incision cataract surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS a randomized clinical trial was carried out including one hundred eyes (88 patients) which were divided into two groups using systematic ...