Table 1.

Signs that led to the intraoperative diagnosis of SCH, and the extent of SCH on the first postoperative examination

	No of cases (%)
Intraoperative signs (n = 109)
Shallowing of anterior chamber	85 (78.0%)
Hardening of eye	65 (59.6%)
Loss of red reflex	40 (36.7%)
Bulging posterior capsule	43 (39.4%)
Extrusion of intraocular contents
Iris	43 (39.4%)
Lens	1 (0.9%)
Vitreous	7 (6.4%)
Retina	3 (2.8%)
Postoperative findings (n = 109)
Quadrants of SCH (n = 109)
One	38 (34.9%)
Two	15 (13.8%)
Three	8 (7.3%)
Four	39 (35.8%)
Unknown	9 (8.2%)
Central retinal apposition (n = 99)	22 (22.2%)
Vitreous incarceration to wound (n = 108)	22 (20.4%)
Iris incarceration to wound (n = 106)	26(24.5%)
Retinal incarceration to wound (n = 105)	3 (2.9%)
Vitreous haemorrhage (n = 107)	27 (25.2%)
Retained lens material (n = 109)	21 (19.3%)