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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 25.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2011 Jun 17;152(4):618–623. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.03.009

Table 2.

Univariate Association of Selected Variables with Late IOL Dislocation after Cataract Surgery.

Variable Cases
[n (%)]
Control
[n (%)]
P Value
Pre-operative
Pseudoexfoliation
  Yes 3 (19) 0 (0)
  No 13 (81) 47 (100) 0.01a
Glaucoma – open angle
  Yes 3 (19) 2 (4)
  No 13 (81) 45 (96) 0.09b
Previous Anterior Vitrectomy
  Yes 0 (0) 2 (4)
  No 16 (100) 45 (96) 1.0a
Age-related Macular Degeneration
  Yes 3 (19) 8 (17)
  No 13 (81) 39 (83) 0.84b
Uveitis
  Yes 1 (6) 0 (0)
  No 15 (94) 47 (100) 0.25a
Previous Trauma
  Yes 1 (6) 1 (2)
  No 15 (94) 46 (98) 0.44b
Intra-operative
Zonular dehiscence or laxity
  Yes 3 (19) 0 (0)
  No 13 (81) 47 (100) 0.01a
Surgery Technique
  Phacoemulsification 10 (63) 26 (55)
  ECCE 6 (37) 21 (45) 0.24b
IOL Optic Material
  Acrylic 3 (19) 16 (34)
  Silicone 3 (19) 5 (11)
  Polymethylmethacrylate 10 (62) 26 (55) 0.45b
Incision
  Temporal clear cornea 4 (25) 19 (40)
  Superior scleral tunnel 12 (75) 28 (60) 0.12b
Anterior capsulotomy
  CCC 11 (69) 26 (55)
  Can opener 5 (31) 21 (45) 0.12b
Capsule rupture
  Yes 0 (0) 1 (2)
  No 16 (100) 46 (98) 1.0a

IOL = intraocular lens

a

Fisher exact test

b

Conditional logistic regression analysis