Simultane Bilateral Fakoemulsifikasyon ve Göz İçi Lens İmplantasyonu

Pur po se: To assess the visual outcomes, benefits, and drawbacks of simultaneous same-day phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL)\udimplantation in patients having bilateral cataracts.\udMa te ri al and Met hod: The medical records of 346 patients (692 eyes) with bilateral cataracts who have undergone simultaneous\udbilateral cataract extraction (SBCE) with phacoemulsification and IOL implantation performed by a single surgeon (LA), were reviewed\udretrospectively. Outcome measures were intraoperative and postoperative complications, best-corrected postoperative visual acuity (BCVA),\udrefractive errors, and patient satisfaction.\udRe sults: BCVA increased in 633 (91.5%) eyes, decreased in 12 (1.73%) eyes, and remained the same in 47 (6.8%) eyes. The incidence of\udintraoperative complications was 7.2% (n=50). These complications included posterior capsule rupture with vitreous loss in 20 eyes\ud(2.8%) and without vitreous loss in 17 eyes (2.4%), zonular dehiscence in 9 eyes (1.3%), IOL haptic fracture in 2 eyes (0.28%), iridodialysis\udin 1 eye (0.14%), and nuclear drop in 1 eye (0.14%). Late postoperative complications occurred in 31 eyes (4.5%).\udDis cus si on: With a careful preoperative evaluation performed by an experienced surgeon under strict surgical protocol, simultaneous\udbilateral phacoemulsification and IOL implantation may be a beneficial procedure.surgical success rate. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2013; 43:\ud149-55