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Table 1 Intraoperative complications during resident‐performed phacoemulsification cases between 2000 and 2005.

Year	Total cases	Phaco cases (n)	Phaco cases converted to ECCE	Posterior capsule disruption	Vitreous loss	Dislocated lens fragments	Retinal detachment	Hemorrhagic choroidals
'00–'01	101	99	0	7	5	0	0	0
'01–'02	101	94	0	3	1	0	0	0
'02–'03	124	114	5	12	10	4	1	1
'03–'04	266	260	5	10	9	0	0	0
'04–'05	163	152	4	16	14	3	0	0
Total:	755	719	14 (1.9%)	48 (6.7%)	39 (5.4%)	7 (0.97%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)

Phaco, phacoemulsification