Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Said Chatoui
Morocco
Research Article
Phacoemulsification on Previously Vitrectomized Eyes
Author(s): Mohammed Riani, Taoufiq Abdellaoui, Said Chatoui, Karim Reda, Abdelbarre Oubaaz, Yassine Abaloun
Mohammed Riani, Taoufiq Abdellaoui, Said Chatoui, Karim Reda, Abdelbarre Oubaaz, Yassine Abaloun
Purpose: To evaluate the patient characteristics and to determine the factors affecting the development time and type of cataract occurring after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) as well as the possible difficulties and/or complications encountered during and after this cataract surgery by phacoemulsification.
Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Military hospital of instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Methods: It is a monocentric retrospective study of 35 eyes previously vitrectomized and having been operated cataract between January 2013 and December 2015.
Results: The mean patient age was 57 years. The etiology of the PPV (p=0.136), and the type of tamponade used (p=0.305) had no statistically significant effect on the type of cataract. The median interval between PPV and phacoemulsifi.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000675