Research Article

Prophylactic Circumferential Retinal Cryopexy to Prevent Pseudophakic Retinal Detachment after Posterior Capsule Rupture during Phacoemulsification

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients receiving prophylactic circumferential retinal cryopexy (cryo+) or not (cryo−) after posterior capsule rupture during phacoemulsification.

Cryo+ group (/58%)Cryo− group (/42%) value

Gender (male/female)31 (51%)/30 (49%)37 (55%)/30 (45%)0.771
Age (phacoemulsification)75.1 ± 8.3 years75 ± 8.6 years0.931
Eye affected (right/left)32 (52%)/29 (48%)27 (60%)/18 (40%)0.285
Axial length (mm)23.16 ± 0.7823.14 ± 0.960.977