Table 1.

List of Primary and Possible Concomitant Secondary Complications Included in the Model

Primary Complication	Possible Concomitant Secondary Complication	Additional Specifications
Posterior capsule rent	Nucleus drop	Vitreous present in the anterior chamber
		No vitreous present in the anterior chamber
	No nucleus drop	Vitreous present in the anterior chamber
		No vitreous present in the anterior chamber
Acute endophthalmitis	Visual acuity better than light perception
	Visual acuity no better than light perception
Chronic endophthalmitis	Nidus of infection in IOL or capsular bag
	Nidus of infection not in IOL or capsular bag
Cornea tunnel infection	Resolution of infection with topical antibiotics only
	Progression of infection despite medical therapy/need for a corneal patch graft
Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS)	Cornea melt
	No cornea melt
Prolonged postoperative inflammation	None
Cystoid macular edema	Improvement after 3 months
	No improvement after 3 months
Elevated intraocular pressure on the first postoperative day	None
Postoperative hypotony due to a Seidel-positive corneal wound	Brisk flow from main wound
	Slow flow from main wound	Wound closure without surgical revision
		Wound closure after surgical revision
Corneal edema in the immediate postoperative period	None
Corneal edema months to up to 1 year after the procedure	None
Phaco wound burn	Ability to suture the wound
	Inability to suture the wound	Postoperative leakage from main wound, despite application of cyanoacrylate glue and bandage contact lens, requiring a corneal patch graft
		No leakage from main wound postoperatively after application of cyanoacrylate glue and bandage contact lens
Retinal detachment	None
Postoperative astigmatism	None