Complications and visual outcome 4 months after extracapsular cataract extraction with implantation of posterior chamber lenses

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Abstract
Sixty‐seven patients were examined 3 to 5 1/2 (mean 4) months after intended extracapsular cataract extraction with implantation of the 3 M, style 83, posterior chamber lens. A visual acuity 0.5 was recorded in 58 (86.6%) of the patients. The complications were: one (1.5%) case of acute iritis, one case of pupillary capture and two (3.0%) cases of capsulotomy‐requiring early secondary cataract. There were no posterior segment complications. None of the patients were treated with anti‐glaucomatous medication, and none had intraocular pressure above 20 mmHg. Pre‐operatively, biometry was performed, and the SRK‐formula was employed in estimating the post‐operative spherical equivalent refraction: The actually measured refraction differed less than 2 diopters from the predicted refraction in 84.5% of the cases.