J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1980 Dec;21(4):403-407.

Clinical Study on the Cryo-extraction of the Lens in Senile Cataract

• Bak BG
• Jo YH
• Jo KI

Abstract

The authors report the result of cryo-extraction of the lens in 50 eyes (44 cases) which were operated in B.N.D. Hospital from January 1978 to April 1980. The results are as follows: 1. The incidences of complication during operation were hyphema(8%), vitreous loss and rupture of the lens capsule(2%). Hyphema was the most common complication during operation. 2. The incidences of early postoperative complication were striate keratitis(26%), hyphema (2%), shallow anterior chamber(2%) and uveitis. 3. The incidences of late postoperative complication were vitreous prolapse into anterior chamber (6%), updrawn pupil(6%), macular edema(4%) and posterior synechia (2%), corneal degeneration with abnormal tissue growth into anterior chamber (2%), iris atrophy (2%) and vitreous opacity (2%). 4. The postoperative final visual acuity more than 0.5 were 37 eyes(74%) and less than 0.1 were 2 eyes(4%).

MeSH Terms

Anterior Chamber
Atrophy
Cataract*
Hyphema
Incidence
Iris
Postoperative Complications
Prolapse
Rupture
Uveitis
Visual Acuity