Abstract
Purpose/objective: To report the best corrected visual acuity, at the end of one year, in 33 patients (35 eyes), who underwent extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation (PC-IOL) for mature and hypermature cataracts, with pseudoexfoliation (PEX). Design: Retrospective, non-comparative, single-institutional (Sultan Qaboos University Hospital) study. Participants: Thirty-three patients with mature and hypermature cataracts, with PEX operated upon between January 2007 and December 2008, by one surgeon (AM). Materials and methods: Retrospective study of thirty-three patients (35 eyes) with mature and hypermature cataracts, with ocular PEX, evaluating the visual outcome at the end of 12 months following ECCE with PC-IOL. Results: Thirty eyes (85.71%) showed improvement in the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) ranging from 0.2 to 1.0 Snellen lines. Four eyes (11.43%) had unchanged BCVA from the baseline. There were no intraoperative complications in any patient. One eye (2.86%) that did not improve developed retinal detachment at three months follow-up, and was referred to the Vireoretinal Unit and follow-up has been lost. Conclusion: Extracapsular cataract extraction is a safe and effective technique in eyes with mature and hypermature cataracts with PEX.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/0974-620x.111902
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 6(1), 23-26
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Al-Mujaini, A., & Wali, U. K. (2013). Visual outcome following extracapsular cataract extraction in mature cataracts with pseudoexfoliation syndrome: A retrospective study. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 6(1), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.111902
MLA 9
Al-Mujaini, Abdullah, and Upender K. Wali. "Visual outcome following extracapsular cataract extraction in mature cataracts with pseudoexfoliation syndrome: A retrospective study." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 6, no. 1, 2013, pp. 23-26. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.111902.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Mujaini, Abdullah, and Upender K. Wali. 2013. "Visual outcome following extracapsular cataract extraction in mature cataracts with pseudoexfoliation syndrome: A retrospective study." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 6 (1): 23-26. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.111902.
Harvard
Al-Mujaini, A. and Wali, U. K. (2013) 'Visual outcome following extracapsular cataract extraction in mature cataracts with pseudoexfoliation syndrome: A retrospective study', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 6(1), pp. 23-26. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.111902.
Vancouver
Al-Mujaini A, Wali UK. Visual outcome following extracapsular cataract extraction in mature cataracts with pseudoexfoliation syndrome: A retrospective study. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2013;6(1):23-26. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.111902
IEEE
A. Al-Mujaini, and U. K. Wali, "Visual outcome following extracapsular cataract extraction in mature cataracts with pseudoexfoliation syndrome: A retrospective study," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 23-26, 2013, doi: 10.4103/0974-620x.111902.