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. 2005 Apr;89(4):425–429. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.058032

Table 5.

 Complications

Complication No (%) Comments
Hyphaema <2 mm 3 (11.5) 1 day postop; all resolved spontaneously within 1 week
Device rotation 2 (7.7) 1 month postop treated by repositioning; 2 years postop followed by erosion and is under observation (see below)
Choroidal detachment 1 (3.8) 21 months postop, due to vigorous rubbing of the eye; spontaneously resolved
Device iris touch 1 (3.8) 2 months postop; calm eye
Device malposition 2 (7.7) 1.5 years postop spontaneously resolved; 2.5 years postop with erosion.
Erosion 3 (11.5) 2 years postop associated with rotation and is under observation (see above); 2.5 and 3 years postop one followed by device removal and one by device replacement
Suture granuloma 1 (3.8) 2 months postop; spontaneously resolved
Visual acuity decrease 1 (3.8)