Table 4

Postoperative complications in pseudophakic and aphakic

Complication		6 weeks			14 months			32 months
		Pseudophakic	Aphakic		All	Pseudophakic		Aphakic	All	Pseudophakic	Aphakic	All
		No (%)	No (%)		No (%)	No (%)		No (%)	No (%)	No (%)	No (%)	No (%)
Total examined	33	19	52	25	19	44	26	44	69
Iris prolapse	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (3.8%)	1 (2.3)	2 (2.9)
Corneal opacification	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2.3)	1 (1.4)
Shallow anterior chamber	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2.3)	1 (1.4)
Vitreous in anterior chamber	0	8 (42.1)	8 (15.4)	2 (10.5)	0	2 (4.5)	2 (4.5)	0	2 (2.9)
Anterior uveitis (grade 1)	1 (3.0)	0	1 (1.9)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dislocated IOL	3 (9.1)	—	—	1 (4.2)	—	—	1 (3.8)	—	—
	3 (9.1)	—	—	0	—	—	0	—	—
Capsular tear	0	13 (68.4)	13 (25)	1	5 (26.3)	6 (13.6)	0	15 (34.1)	15 (21.4)
Retinal detachment	0	1 (5.3)	1 (1.9)	0	1 (5.3 )	1 (2.3)	0	2 (7.7)	2 (2.9)

↵Grade 3 = diffuse coreal oedema with epithelial bullae.
↵Grade 3 = central iridocorneal touch.
↵Malposition or dislocation and or decentration of IOL (part of haptic or edge of optic seen in in pupillary area on a undilated pupil).