Extracapsular cataract extraction and implantation of a Binkhorst 2-loop intraocular lens were performed on 50 patients. The majority of the patients achieved a corrected postoperative acuity of 6/9. Operative, immediate postoperative and late postoperative complications are discussed. The commonest postoperative complication was the formation of a dense capsular membrane which required capsulotomy in 9 patients. Suggestions are put forward for improving the result of this rewarding operation.
References
1.
ArnotE.J. (1977) Transactions of the Ophthalmological Societies of the United Kingdom97, 60–63
2.
BinkhorstC.D. (1973) Transactions of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology77, 589–617
3.
BinkhorstC.D., LoonesL.H., & NygardP. (1977) Transactions of the Ophthalmological Societies of the United Kingdom97, 67–73
4.
BourneW.M., & KaufmanH.E. (1976) American Journal of Ophthalmology81, 482–485
5.
ForstotS.L., BlackwellW.L., & JaffeN.S. (1977) Transactions of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology83, 195–203
6.
GilsonM., Marechal-CourtoisC., GalandA., & PrijotE. (1979) Bulletin de la Société beige d'ophthalmologie183, 41–49
7.
HamiltonR.S. (1979) Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society77, 348–354
8.
JaffeN.S. (1979) American Journal of Ophthalmology88, 819–828
9.
JaffeN.S., daymanH.M., LightD.S., & EichenbaumD.M. (1978) American Journal of Ophthalmology85, 24–27
10.
KateJ., & KaufmanH.E. (1977) Transactions of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology83, 204–212
