Postoperative complications out of 218 eyes compared with previous studies
| Complication rate (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of eyes | This study | Beatty1 | Ramsey2 | Sharma3 | |
| Beatty, 319 bilateral ECCE. | |||||
| Ramsey, 259 bilateral ECCE. | |||||
| Sharma, 143 bilateral ECCE and 1 bilateral phacoemulsification. | |||||
| *Not mentioned in study. | |||||
| Endophthalmitis | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Cystoid macular oedema | 3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | * | 0.7 |
| Retinal detachment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Refractive (>1.00D) | 15 | 6.9 | * | * | * |
| Uveitis | 1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| Raised IOP (>22 mm Hg) | 4 | 1.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Corneal oedema | 5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| Capsule block syndrome | 2 | 1 | * | * | * |