A 5-year audit of cataract surgery outcomes after posterior capsule rupture and risk factors affecting visual acuity.

Purpose: To describe the posterior capsule rupture rates and visual outcomes after phacoemulsification, analyze risk factors for poor vision, and compare results of faculty (F) and residents (R).

Design: Retrospective audit study.

Methods: Visual success of all capsule ruptures (2006-2010) was analyzed and compared to uneventful cases.

Descemet membrane detachment after phacoemulsification surgery: risk factors and success of air bubble tamponade.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of air bubble (AB) tamponade for Descemet membrane detachment (DMD) after clear corneal incision phacoemulsification surgery and to evaluate the risk factors for DMD.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of patients with DMD managed with AB tamponade, within 42 postoperative days (PODs), over a 4-year period. Data collected were as follows: demographics, cataract density (Lens Opacities Classification System III), visual acuity, AB technique, clinical outcome, and total surgeries over the time period.