@article{Chung_Lai_Lam_2004, title={Posterior capsule opacification after cataract extraction in patients with an acute attack of phacomorphic angle-closure}, volume={8}, url={https://hkjo.hk/index.php/hkjo/article/view/90}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To report the rates of posterior capsule opacification after cataract extraction in patients with acute phacomorphic angle-closure attack.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>A retrospective case-series study to evaluate the rate of posterior capsule opacification after cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation was performed in 29 consecutive patients with an acute phacomorphic angle-closure attack. Posterior capsule opacification was defined as the presence of a thickened posterior capsule under slit-lamp examination causing impaired visual acuity that warranted neodymium:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. Factors including diabetes mellitus, method of cataract extraction, and intraocular lens material were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this series of 29 eyes with an acute phaco- morphic angle-closure attack, the posterior capsule opacification rate after cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation was 10.3% with a mean follow-up of 22.0 ± 14.1 months. No statistically significant association was found between posterior capsule opacification and diabetes mellitus, method of cataract extraction, and the material of the intraocular lens (Fisher’s exact test).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The reported posterior capsule opacification rate in this series of patients with an acute attack of <span style="font-size: 10px;">phacomorphic angle-closure was 10.3% after cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.</span></p>}, number={1}, journal={Hong Kong Journal of Ophthalmology}, author={Chung, Chong-fai and Lai, Jimmy SM and Lam, Dennis SC}, year={2004}, month={Dec.}, pages={5–7} }