Table 2.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

Patients with nucleus lens loss into the vitreous cavity after cataract surgery made by phacoemulsification

Exclusion criteria

Patients who present only cortical fragments of the lens without nuclear material

Patients who were not visited in the correct order of follow-up after surgery

Patients who died during the period of the study

Patients with macular lesions such as myopic changes or age-related macular degeneration that affect central visual acuity

Patients with previous PPV, before cataract surgery

Patients with rubeosis iridis or neovascular glaucoma previous to cataract surgery

Patients with previous chronic glaucoma, or optic disc atrophy

Patients with previous history of inflammatory episodes (uveitis)