Summary of the cases and the results
| Case No | Age | Sex | Indication for | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | IOL removal | ||||||
| 1 | 65 | F | − | CCC | |||
| 2 | 72 | M | − | CCC | |||
| 3 | 58 | M | − | CCC | |||
| 4 | 72 | F | − | Lens dislocation | |||
| 5 | 61 | F | − | Enucleation | |||
| 6 | 55 | F | − | CCC | |||
| 7 | 28 | M | 6 days | IOL dislocation | |||
| 8 | 64 | M | 10 days | PVR | |||
| 9 | 58 | F | 14 days | PVR | |||
| 10 | 68 | F | 0.65 y | PVR | |||
| 11 | 75 | F | 0.75 y | PVR | |||
| 12 | 51 | M | 1 y | Malignant glaucoma | |||
| 13 | 53 | M | 3 y | PVR | |||
| 14 | 75 | M | 2.7 y | IOL dislocation | |||
| 15 | 78 | M | 4 y | PVR | |||
| 16 | 80 | M | 4 y | PVR | |||
| 17 | 76 | M | 4.6 y | IOL dislocation | |||
| 18 | 68 | M | 5 y | IOL dislocation | |||
| 19 | 57 | M | 5.3 y | IOL dislocation | |||
| 20 | 77 | F | 5.4 y | PVR | |||
| 21 | 77 | F | 6.2 y | IOL dislocation | |||
| 22 | 60 | M | 8 y | IOL dislocation | |||
| 23 | 68 | M | 9 y | IOL dislocation | |||
| 24 | 31 | M | 10 y | IOL dislocation | |||
| 25 | 67 | M | UK | PVR | |||
↵Age at the removal of the intraocular lens (IOL);
↵duration between implantation and explantation of the IOL.
y = year(s);
↵CCC = continuous circular capsulorhexis; PVR = IOL removal to facilitate inspection of the fundus during vitrectomy for proliferative vitreoretinopathy; capsulotomy, obtained by anterior capsulotomy during cataract surgery; − = negative; + = positive; ++ = strongly positive; −/+ = negative overall with focal positivity; +/− = positive overall but focally negative.