Surgical and postoperative complications up to and including 3 year follow up
| Complication | Lensectomy | ECCE | χ2 (McNemars) | p Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | No (%) | ||||||||
| Surgical complications (n=65) at time of procedure: | |||||||||
| Machine failure | 8 (12.3) | 0 | 6.1 | 0.013 | |||||
| Iris trauma | 5 (7.6) | 0 | 3.2 | 0.07 | |||||
| Lens fragments in vitreous | 5 (7.6) | 0 | 3.2 | 0.07 | |||||
| Incomplete removal lens cortex | 13 (20) | 1 (1.5) | 8.6 | 0.003 | |||||
| Postoperative complications (n=56) up to 3 year follow up: | |||||||||
| Capsule opacification affecting vision (type 2 and 3) | 1 (1.8) | 37 (66.1) | 32 | <0.001 | |||||
| Pupil decentration affecting vision | 2 (3.6) | 1 (1.8) | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||
| Retinal detachment | 2 (3.6) | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||
| Epithelial in growth | 0 | 1 (1.8) | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Glaucoma | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.8) | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||