Evaluation of the binocularity of 147 unilateral and bilateral pseudophakic patients.

Tests of binocular functions were performed on a group of 147 patients with unilaterally or bilaterally implanted intraocular lenses. The quality of the binocular vision achieved was significantly better than that of unilateral aphakic patients wearing contact lenses. Compared to the normal population, the stereoscopic threshold in the pseudophakic population was found to be slightly poorer.

Evaluation of 225 consecutive intraocular-lens implants.

A retrospective study of the first 225 intraocular lens implants (IOL) performed by a single surgeon was conducted for this report. In complication rate and visual acuity assessed 4.5 months postoperatively, these patients (pseudophakes) compared very closely with 2 populations of aphakic patients who had had phacoemulsification surgery without lens implantation by the same surgeon.