PSEUDOEXFOLIATION SYNDROME - A COHORT STUDY ON INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN CATARACT-SURGERY

Our aim was to determine the rate of intraoperative complications indu ced by pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PSX) in cataract surgery We report our experience regarding 1,052 consecutive patients who underwent phac oemulsification. Exact logistic regression was used to examine the rol e of PSX in intraoperative complications. Odds ratio for intraoperativ e complications (vitreous loss, capsular break, zonular break) was est imated to be 5.1 for PSX present as compared to when it is absent. PSX was associated with a statistically significant increase in intraoper ative complications during cataract surgery (p < 0.0001).