Open AccessSmall Incision Sutureless Cataract Extraction with and without Posterior Chamber Lens
Author(s) -
Mumtaz Hussain,
Saeed Rehman,
Nawab Din,
Saleem Akhtar,
Afzal Chaudhry,
Muhammad Waqas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of king edward medical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7192
pISSN - 2079-0694
DOI - 10.21649/akemu.v9i3.1346
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , cataract extraction , ophthalmology
A total of 27 cases were operated at LGH durmg the December 1992 to June 1996, over a period of 4 years With a few complications. the procedure was encouraging. Good visual results were observed in 85% of the cases. Males were 19 and females were 8. The preferred choice of the patients was of younger age group. Posterior capsular rent occurred in 4 patients 3 patients did not like the PCL. And 24 underwent PECCE with PCL