The results of 1000 intracapsular cataract extraction with the suture-fixated Medallion lens implant.
One thousand intracapsular medallion implants, performed between August 1975 and July 1980, were analyzed for complications (minimum follow-up 6 months): cystoid macular edema, 6.5%; retinal detachment, 2.8%; corneal edema, 0.9%; aphakic glaucoma, 2.5%; suture failure, 9%; implant subluxation, 3.7%; implant dislocation, 2%; and implant removal, 0.6%. Visual acuity of 20/40 or better was achieved in 93.4% of the cases, excluding non-implant related causes of low visual acuity.
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