Skip to main content
PMC home page
The British Journal of Ophthalmology logoLink to The British Journal of Ophthalmology
. 1989 Aug;73(8):596–599. doi: 10.1136/bjo.73.8.596

Anterior chamber lens implantation after vitreous loss.

P A Pearson 1, D G Owen 1, M Maliszewski 1, T J Smith 1
PMCID: PMC1041824  PMID: 2765436

Abstract

Vitreous loss is a serious complication of cataract surgery. Following vitreous loss it is common practice to perform a primary implantation of an anterior chamber lens (AC-IOL). We retrospectively analysed 642 consecutive cases of cataract extraction performed between 1983 and 1986 with special attention to those patients in whom vitreous loss occurred and an AC-IOL was placed. There were 27 such cases, and 24 of these were available for follow-up. Eighteen (75%) had visual acuity of 20/40 or better. All six patients (25%) who had a visual acuity of less than 20/40 in the operated eye had a functional visual acuity of 20/200 or less. Complications that occurred in this group are discussed. We are concerned that the complications associated with vitreous loss and with AC-IOLs may be acting in concert to cause visually disabling results.

Full text

PDF
596

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Apple D. J., Mamalis N., Loftfield K., Googe J. M., Novak L. C., Kavka-Van Norman D., Brady S. E., Olson R. J. Complications of intraocular lenses. A historical and histopathological review. Surv Ophthalmol. 1984 Jul-Aug;29(1):1–54. doi: 10.1016/0039-6257(84)90113-9. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Berger B. B., Zweig K. O., Peyman G. A. Vitreous loss managed by anterior vitrectomy. Long-term follow-up of 59 cases. Arch Ophthalmol. 1980 Jul;98(7):1245–1247. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1980.01020040097013. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. Coopersmith L. W., Carr M. Forecasting cataract surgeries and intraocular lens implantation to 1990 using a model of population dynamics. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1987 May;13(3):302–308. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(87)80075-5. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Mazzocco T. R. Intraocular lens implantation following vitreous loss. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 1979 Fall;19(3):155–164. doi: 10.1097/00004397-197901930-00012. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Nishi O. Vitreous loss in posterior chamber lens implantation. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1987 Jul;13(4):424–427. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(87)80044-5. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. VAIL D. AFTER-RESULTS OF VITREOUS LOSS. Am J Ophthalmol. 1965 Apr;59:573–586. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from The British Journal of Ophthalmology are provided here courtesy of BMJ Publishing Group

RESOURCES