Visual and Anatomical Outcomes of Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Dropped Nucleus after Phacoemulsification.

Purpose: To determine the prognostic factors and visual and anatomic outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in patients with dropped nucleus following complicated phacoemulsification (PE).

Methods: The records of patients with complicated PE who underwent PPV to remove posteriorly dislocated nucleus fragments from January 2011 to December 2014 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: Of 43 patients, 36 patients (36 eyes) were included with mean age of 73 ± 9.