L. Drolsum et al., RESULTS AND COMPLICATIONS AFTER EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT-EXTRACTION IN EYES WITH PSEUDOEXFOLIATION SYNDROME, Acta ophthalmologica, 71(6), 1993, pp. 771-776
Postoperative results and complications in 136 eyes with pseudoexfolia
tion syndrome were compared to 744 eyes without pseudoexfoliation synd
rome in a consecutive study. The patients were followed for 4 months p
ostoperatively. Excluding cases with glaucoma, 81.4% of the pseudoexfo
liation eyes and 83.0% of the eyes without pseudoexfoliation achieved
a corrected visual acuity of 5/8.5 or better. IOL malposition was rare
in both groups (1.5% in the pseudoexfoliation group and 1.6% in the g
roup without pseudoexfoliation). IOP elevation the first day postopera
tively occurred most often in the pseudoexfoliation eyes. In the pseud
oexfoliation eyes, postoperative iritis and cellular precipitates were
demonstrated in 16.2% and 11.0%, respectively, compared to 3.8% and 3
.2% in the eyes without pseudoexfoliation (p < 0.001). The frequency o
f an inflammatory reaction was highly correlated to small pupil size d
uring operation in both groups.