Thursday, October 30, 2008

Case series finds increasing incidence of in-the-bag IOL dislocations

Ophthalmology. 2008;115(10):1699-1704.

A retrospective case review revealed that one-quarter of IOL dislocations occurred within the first 24 hours after implantation, but the majority of dislocations occurred after 1 month.In a noncomparative analysis of 284 dislocations in 277 eyes followed by a single surgeon, IOL dislocation occurred in 177 eyes (62%) after 1 month, including 126 occurrences (44%) after 1 year.

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