EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT-EXTRACTION AND INTRAOCULAR-LENS IMPLANTATION IN EYES FILLED WITH SILICONE OIL

Extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular l ens implantation was performed in five phakic eyes filled with silicon e oil following vitreoretinal surgery. Silicone oil migration was prev ented during surgery using an anterior chamber maintaining system and a self-sealed corneoscleral tunnel incision. The posterior capsule opa cified within 3 months in all patients, and neodymium:YAG capsulotomy or surgical discission was performed in a diamond-shaped pattern. No s ilicone-related complications were found, including silicone oil migra tion into the anterior chamber. There were no difficulties visualizing the peripheral retina during funduscopy.