Introduction
Materials and methods
Results
Frequency of postoperative complications
Jaycock et al. 2009 [9] (n = 16,731) | Syed et al 2015 [10] (n = 20,070) | Greenberg et al. 2011 [11] (n = 45,082) | |
---|---|---|---|
Corneal edema/striae/Descemet folds |
5.18%
| 0.59% | N/A |
Postoperative uveitis |
3.29%
| 0.24% | N/A |
Raised IOP (> 21 mmHg) |
2.57%
| 0.31% | N/A |
Cystoid macular edema |
1.62%
| 0.22% |
3.3%
|
Posterior capsule opacification |
1.22%
| 0.34% |
4.2%
|
Iris prolapse/iris to wound | 0.16% | 0.04% | N/A |
Retained soft lens matter | 0.45% | 0.19% |
1.7%
|
Vitreous to section | 0.39% | 0.09% | N/A |
Vitreous in the AC | 0.17% | N/A | N/A |
IOL decentration/dislocation/exchange | 0.22% | N/A | 0.9% |
Wound leak | 0.14% | 0.02% | N/A |
Choroidal effusion/hemorrhage | 0.13% | N/A | 0.1% |
Hyphema | 0.07% | N/A | 0.2% |
Hypopyon/endophthalmitis | N/A | 0.04% | 0.2% |
TASS | N/A | 0.1% | N/A |
Ptosis | N/A | 0.01% | N/A |
Retinal tear or detachment | N/A | 0.03% |
1.0%
|
Vitreous hemorrhage | N/A | 0.01% | 0.4% |
Hypotony | N/A | N/A | 0.1% |