J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1996 Jun;37(6):967-971.

Clinical Evaluations of Complications Following Posterior Chamber Lens Insertion in Eyes with Posterior Capsular Rupture

• Mo YH
• Shin CH
• Lee KH
• Park SC

Abstract

To evaluate the complications of the analysed posterior chamber lens insertion in eyes with posterior capsule rupture during catatact surgery, we retrospectively the ocular complications of 31 eyes having PCL with ruptured posterior capsule between June 1989 and June 1992. With a mean follow up of 11.5 months, the best corrected postoperative visual acuity of 20/40 or better was achieved in 77.5% of the 31 cases. The early postoperative complication was posterior chamber lens dislocation(12.9%). The late postoperative complication were clinical cystoid macular edema(12.9%), angiographic cystoid macular edema(12.9%), vitreous opacity(6.5%) and after-cataract(3.3%). We suggest this result was tolerable when posterior capsule rupture was properly managed.

Keyword

Posterior; Capsule; Rupture; Cystoid; Macular; Edema

MeSH Terms

Edema
Follow-Up Studies
Postoperative Complications
Retrospective Studies
Rupture*
Visual Acuity