FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Time to surgery may not have a strong impact on pars plana vitrectomy outcomes when treating retained lens fragments after cataract surgery, according to a speaker here at the Retina World Congress.
According to Harry W. Flynn, Jr. MD, risk factors for retained lens fragments after surgery may include a “very hard nucleus, pseudoexfoliation, previous vitrectomy, surgeon experience or lack of experience and movement during surgery.”
“Traditional approaches included to wait and let the eye ‘quiet down’ before you go in and move the lens