[Retinal detachment following extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber lens implantation].

Among 866 patients who had undergone extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with implantation of a posterior chamber lens (Simcoe type), 4 cases of retinal detachment were found 1 to 3 years after an uneventful operation. This retinal detachment rate of 0.5% is significantly lower than the rate of 3.

[Eye and skin manifestations of endogenous oxalosis of the protracted type (follow-up)].

The present paper reports the authors' observations in a rare case of primary hereditary oxalosis (adult type). Four years after renal function loss, calcium oxylate deposits were found in the skin and in both retinae. In spite of hemodialysis and a special diet, the deposits increased considerably during an observation period of 19 months.

[Glaucoma visual fields and filtering operations].

Visual field defects already existing in 81 eyes prior to goniotrepanation (Elliot-Fronimopoulos) were followed up for up to 84 months postoperatively. In 11 eyes there were slight peripheral limitations due to cataract formation. In all of the other cases the visual fields were unchanged.

[Binocular functions in unilateral pseudophakia].

71 patients (average age 64 years) were examined for binocular vision after unilateral posterior chamber lens implantation. Average visual acuity in the pseudophacic as well as the phacic eyes was 0.8.

[Pseudophakia and the pupil].

Postoperative disturbances of the pupil are discussed on the basis of experience with more than 2500 intraocular lenses implanted after extracapsular cataract extraction (planned extracapsular or phacoemulsification). Apart from the changes to the pupil caused by an iris-fixed intraocular lens itself, the pupil may also be affected by blood, fibrinous inflammation, or remnants of cortex material or the anterior capsule after posterior chamber lens implantation. These conditions are frequently followed by synechiae between the pseudophakia and the iris.