Visual results following vitreous loss and primary lens implantation

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Ed following anterior vitrectomy. Twenty patients had a posterior chamber lens implant; 14 had follow-up longer than six months. All these patients achieved 20/40 or better visual acuity, although one patient had a retinal detachment. Of the six patients with an anterior chamber lens implant, four achieved 20/40 or better acuity and two achieved 20/50 acuity with follow-up of six months; one patient had a retinal detachment. This review demonstrates that with a meticulous anterior vitrectomy, good visual results can be achieved, although the risk of retinal detachment is higher than in uncomplicated cases. aReprint requests to Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Box 493 UMHC, 516 Delaware Street S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. Supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., and the E.A. Baker Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness. © Williams & Wilkins 1989. All Rights Reserved....