Posterior Capsule Tears During Extracapsular Cataract Surgery in India

Patients’ Preoperative Expectation and Outcome of Cataract Surgery at Jimma University Specialized Hospital-Department of Ophthalmology

“…Posterior capsular tears were the most frequent major intraoperative complication occurring in 10 (5%) eyes, seven of which had also vitreous loss. Although similar to the incidence in Finland (5.4%) (9), it contrasts with that of Aravind Eye Hospital, India (1.7%) (10). Larger incidences of capsular tears had been reported in Ghana (10%) (6) and Sierra Leone (11.4%) (7).…”

Patients’ Preoperative Expectation and Outcome of Cataract Surgery at Jimma University Specialized Hospital-Department of Ophthalmology

“…Posterior capsular tears were the most frequent major intraoperative complication occurring in 10 (5%) eyes, seven of which had also vitreous loss. Although similar to the incidence in Finland (5.4%) (9), it contrasts with that of Aravind Eye Hospital, India (1.7%) (10). Larger incidences of capsular tears had been reported in Ghana (10%) (6) and Sierra Leone (11.4%) (7).…”

Audit of outcome of an extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens training course

“…Although similar to the incidence in Finland of 5.4%,11 this contrasts with the incidence in Aravind Eye Hospital, India where there is a large output of cataract surgery and only 1.7% of 898 eyes developed rents in the posterior capsule 12. Other African studies have reported an incidence of 10% in Ghana8 and 11.4% in Sierra Leone 7.…”

The lens capsule

“…These decreases in failure and toughness values in older patients are of great concern to cataract surgeons, who usually apply loads greater than those the capsule experiences through accommodative forces (Krag and Andreassen, 2003a). This should be of particular significance while performing cataract surgery on patients with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (Fine and Hoffman, 1997) or mature cataracts (Natchiar et al, 1993) since in both cases the lens capsule is more friable and subject to rupture.…”

Patients’ Preoperative Expectation and Outcome of Cataract Surgery at Jimma University Specialized Hospital-Department of Ophthalmology

“…Posterior capsular tears were the most frequent major intraoperative complication occurring in 10 (5%) eyes, seven of which had also vitreous loss. Although similar to the incidence in Finland (5.4%) (9), it contrasts with that of Aravind Eye Hospital, India (1.7%) (10). Larger incidences of capsular tears had been reported in Ghana (10%) (6) and Sierra Leone (11.4%) (7).…”

Audit of outcome of an extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens training course

“…Although similar to the incidence in Finland of 5.4%,11 this contrasts with the incidence in Aravind Eye Hospital, India where there is a large output of cataract surgery and only 1.7% of 898 eyes developed rents in the posterior capsule 12. Other African studies have reported an incidence of 10% in Ghana8 and 11.4% in Sierra Leone 7.…”

The lens capsule

“…These decreases in failure and toughness values in older patients are of great concern to cataract surgeons, who usually apply loads greater than those the capsule experiences through accommodative forces (Krag and Andreassen, 2003a). This should be of particular significance while performing cataract surgery on patients with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (Fine and Hoffman, 1997) or mature cataracts (Natchiar et al, 1993) since in both cases the lens capsule is more friable and subject to rupture.…”

Patients’ Preoperative Expectation and Outcome of Cataract Surgery at Jimma University Specialized Hospital-Department of Ophthalmology

“…Posterior capsular tears were the most frequent major intraoperative complication occurring in 10 (5%) eyes, seven of which had also vitreous loss. Although similar to the incidence in Finland (5.4%) (9), it contrasts with that of Aravind Eye Hospital, India (1.7%) (10). Larger incidences of capsular tears had been reported in Ghana (10%) (6) and Sierra Leone (11.4%) (7).…”

Audit of outcome of an extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens training course

“…Although similar to the incidence in Finland of 5.4%,11 this contrasts with the incidence in Aravind Eye Hospital, India where there is a large output of cataract surgery and only 1.7% of 898 eyes developed rents in the posterior capsule 12. Other African studies have reported an incidence of 10% in Ghana8 and 11.4% in Sierra Leone 7.…”

The lens capsule

“…These decreases in failure and toughness values in older patients are of great concern to cataract surgeons, who usually apply loads greater than those the capsule experiences through accommodative forces (Krag and Andreassen, 2003a). This should be of particular significance while performing cataract surgery on patients with pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (Fine and Hoffman, 1997) or mature cataracts (Natchiar et al, 1993) since in both cases the lens capsule is more friable and subject to rupture.…”