Surgically induced diffuse scleritis: comparison of incidence in phacoemulsification and conventional extracapsular cataract extraction
- J Sen1,
- G G Kamath2,
- L G Clearkin2
- 1St Paul's Eye Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK
- 2Department of Ophthalmology, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral CH49 5PE, UK
- Correspondence to: Dr Sen
- Accepted 21 November 2001
Surgically induced diffuse scleritis (SIDS) is a recognised but less well reported cause of pain and reduced vision following cataract surgery.1
We have previously reported on complications of conventional extracapsular cataract extraction in which SIDS was the second most common.1 Recently, we conducted an audit of patients who underwent phacoemulsification cataract extraction to compare the incidence of SIDS in these patients relative to that found in the ECCE group.
Methods and results
From a computerised departmental database, 666 consecutive patients who had undergone phacoemulsification cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation under a single consultant firm were identified. The case notes were examined and all postoperative complications arising …
