Research Article
Prognostic Factors for Low Visual Acuity after Cataract Surgery with Vitreous Loss
Table 2
Details of eyes that required pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for fragment loss.
| Case | Preoperative BCVA | Preoperative ocular comorbidity | Timing of PPV after cataract surgery (days) | Postoperative BCVA | Postoperative complications |
| 1 | 20/100 | None | 1 | 20/20 | Increased IOP, required TRAB; further lens exchange | 2 | 20/80 | None | 1 | 20/40 | Intraocular lens decentration | 3 | 20/63 | NPDR | 25 | 20/40 | Mild ERM | 4 | 20/40 | None | 1 | 20/25 | None | 5 | 3/63 | None | 60 | 20/25 | Corneal edema | 6 | 20/160 | RRD repair | 0 | LP | Vitreous hemorrhage | 7 | 20/20 | None | 1 | 20/20 | None | 8 | LP | None | 0 | 20/25 | Retinal tear | 9 | 20/80 | None | 6 | 20/32 | None | 10 | 20/80 | PDR | 4 | 20/32 | None | 11 | 3/63 | None | 1 | 20/20 | None | 12 | 20/160 | Monocular diplopia | 0 | 20/80 | Neurotrophic cornea | 13 | 20/63 | None | 3 | LP | PVR | 14 | CF | None | 0 | 20/160 | RRD |
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BCVA, best corrected visual acuity; IOP, intraocular pressure; TRAB, trabeculectomy; NPDR, nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy; ERM, epiretinal membrane; RRD, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; PDR, proliferative diabetic retinopathy; PVR, proliferative vitreoretinopathy.
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