Clinical Study on the Cryo-extraction of the Lens in Senile Cataract.
- Author:
Byung Guk BAK
1
;
Yong Hyun JO
;
Kyung Il JO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, CoIlege of Medicine, Busan National University, Busan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Anterior Chamber;
Atrophy;
Cataract*;
Hyphema;
Incidence;
Iris;
Postoperative Complications;
Prolapse;
Rupture;
Uveitis;
Visual Acuity
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1980;21(4):403-407
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors report the result of cryo-extraction of the lens in 50 eyes (44 cases) which were operated in B.N.D. Hospital from January 1978 to April 1980. The results are as follows: 1. The incidences of complication during operation were hyphema(8%), vitreous loss and rupture of the lens capsule(2%). Hyphema was the most common complication during operation. 2. The incidences of early postoperative complication were striate keratitis(26%), hyphema (2%), shallow anterior chamber(2%) and uveitis. 3. The incidences of late postoperative complication were vitreous prolapse into anterior chamber (6%), updrawn pupil(6%), macular edema(4%) and posterior synechia (2%), corneal degeneration with abnormal tissue growth into anterior chamber (2%), iris atrophy (2%) and vitreous opacity (2%). 4. The postoperative final visual acuity more than 0.5 were 37 eyes(74%) and less than 0.1 were 2 eyes(4%).
