Research Article

Cataract Surgery in One-Eyed Patients: A Cohort Study of 100 Patients

Table 5

Course of the surgical procedure.

Course of the surgical procedureN (%)

Operating conditions
Hospitalization (n = 100)
 (i) Outpatient52 (52)
 (ii) Inpatient48 (48)

Anesthesia (n = 100)
 (i) Topical62 (62)
 (ii) Locoregional9 (9)
 (iii) General29 (29)

Surgeon seniority (n=100)
 (i) Senior57 (57)
 (ii) Young43 (43)

Surgical material
Capsular blue dye (n = 99)16 (16.16)
Iris retractors (n = 99)9 (9.09)

IOL implantation
Location (n = 100)
 (i) Capsular bag95 (95)
 (ii) Sulcus3 (3)
 (iii) Iris-claw intraocular lens (posterior artisan)2 (2)

Material (n = 100)
 (i) Hydrophilic acrylic84 (84)
 (ii) Hydrophobic acrylic16 (16)
Toric IOLs (n = 100)4 (4)

Intraoperative complications (n = 99)5 (5.05)
 (i) Capsular rupture2 (2.02)
 (ii) Capsular lesion without rupture1 (1.01)
 (iii) Zonulolysis1 (1.01)
 (iv) Iris laceration1 (1.01)

Corneal suture at the end of surgery (n = 99)6 (6.06)
Subconjunctival injection of corticosteroids (n = 99)6 (6.06)
Automated anterior vitrectomy (n = 99)1 (1.01)