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One hundred and five eyes treated consecutively over a 5 year period for senile cataract by extracapsular extraction and posterior chamber lens (PC) implantation were compared with 112 consecutive eyes taken from a prospective study which had extracapsular surgery and iridocapsular lens implantation and had been followed from 4 to 7 years. At 1 year the visual acuity of eyes of the two groups were similar but a trend suggests better results in the PC groups. The PC group also had fewer serious complications and less endothelial cell loss.
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Presented at the Annual Congress of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom, April 1987.
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Cheng, H. Current status of cataract surgery—A review of personal experience. Eye 1, 551–556 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1987.84
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1987.84