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6521988

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-3-15
pubmed:abstractText
We reviewed the records of 596 consecutive cases of vitrectomy performed for complications of diabetic retinopathy at the Wilmer Eye Institute. Accidental lens damage occurred during surgery in three eyes. Fourteen (8%) of 180 phakic eyes underwent later cataract removal. Follow-up of at least six months and detailed description of the lens at final examination were available in 151 eyes. Of these, visually significant opacities occurred in 32 eyes (21%), and the lens opacities accounted for substantial loss of final vision in 6 (19%) of these 32 eyes. Moderate or severe lens opacities that developed postoperatively were as follows: anterior subcapsular or cortical changes in 2 eyes (1%), nuclear sclerosis in 11 eyes (7%), posterior subcapsular changes in 25 eyes (17%). One hundred twenty-five preoperative, operative and postoperative factors were analyzed for each patient to detect correlations with postoperative lens changes. Nuclear sclerotic changes correlated with older patient age. Posterior subcapsular changes correlated with three intraoperative factors: longer duration of the operation, use of intravitreal gas, and use of a gas bubble filling more than 50% of the vitreous cavity. Posterior subcapsular changes were progressive with longer follow-up.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0161-6420
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1480-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
The crystalline lens after vitrectomy for diabetic retinopathy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article