Posterior segment triple surgery after traumatic eye injuries

Ophthalmic Surg. 1995 Jul-Aug;26(4):338-42.

Abstract

Cataract extraction, posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC-IOL) implantation, and complete vitrectomy combined in a one-stage procedure were performed in 16 eyes (16 patients) with traumatic eye injuries undergoing anterior lensectomy (seven eyes), extracapsular cataract extraction (six eyes), or pars plana lensectomy (three eyes). Membrane peeling and intraocular foreign-body removal (13 eyes, 6 with intraretinal foreign bodies) were performed as needed. Surgery was performed from 1 week to 10 years after injury. After an average follow up of 8 months, 13 eyes (81%) had a visual acuity of at least 20/200; 50%, at least 20/40.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cataract Extraction
  • Child
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / etiology
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / surgery*
  • Eye Injuries, Penetrating / etiology
  • Eye Injuries, Penetrating / surgery*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications
  • Lens, Crystalline / injuries*
  • Lenses, Intraocular
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Retina / injuries*
  • Visual Acuity
  • Vitrectomy
  • Vitreous Body / injuries*