Table 4.
Significant ocular complications in the operated eye through 60 months
| Significant ocular complications | Age 65 to <75 years (group 1; n=70)
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Age ≥75 years (group 2; n=127)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Aborted surgery | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Choroidal detachment | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Choroidal hemorrhage | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Corneal edema ≤30 days after surgery | 3 | 4.3 | 10 | 7.9 |
| Iris atrophy ≤7 days after surgery | 1 | 1.4 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Iris damage | 4 | 5.7 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Iris incarceration | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Iris prolapse | 6 | 8.6 | 6 | 4.7 |
| Iris transillumination defects ≤21 days after surgery | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5.5 |
| Phthisis | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Posterior capsular rupture | 1 | 1.4 | 6 | 4.7 |
| Vitreous hemorrhage ≤7 days after surgery | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Vitreous in anterior chamber ≤7 days after surgery | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Vitreous loss | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Vitreous loss – vitrectomy required | 1 | 1.4 | 5 | 3.9 |