[Secondary cataract after mechanized extracapsular technic or phacoemulsification]

J Fr Ophtalmol. 1989;12(4):287-90.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Study of 141 eyes, 30 months after ECCE (35.5%) and after phacoemulsification (64.5%), by a two-handed posterior chamber technic. After 24 months and with IOL, the incidence was 10% with phacoemulsification and 22% with ECCE. This difference was not significative (Pearson's chi 2).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cataract / etiology*
  • Cataract Extraction / adverse effects*
  • Cataract Extraction / methods
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Laser Therapy
  • Lenses, Intraocular*
  • Recurrence