Table 2.

Rate of intraoperative complications by age

Complication	Age group (yrs)					P -value ${}^{*}$
	40–49	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
Nucleus drop	1 (0.1)	1 (0.1)	0 (0)	5 (0.4)	1 (0.1)	0.061
IOL drop	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
PCR + VL	1 (0.1)	2 (0.2)	12 (1.1)	7 (0.6)	7 (0.6)	0.091
PCR	2 (0.2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.008
Anterior capsule tear	2 (0.2)	7 (0.6)	6 (0.5)	3 (0.3)	3 (0.3)	0.1
Zonular dehiscence	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.1)	2 (0.2)	0.364
Total	6 (0.6)	10 (0.9)	18 (1.6)	16 (1.4)	13 (1.2)
IOL, intraocular lens; PCR, posterior capsule rupture; VL, vitreous loss; yrs, years; N, number NA, not applicable ${}^{*}$ Based on Fisher's exact test