Audit shows low rate of intraoperative IOL-related complications

HELSINKI — Findings from a 10-year audit showed low, stable rates of intraoperative IOL-associated complications at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.
“Moorfields itself performs more than 25,000 cataract operations per year with excellent complication rates,” Rishi Gandhewar, MD, said at the ESCRS winter meeting. “However, IOL-associated complications can be clinically significant and often require further surgeries.”
Cases were identified using Moorfields OpenEyes electronic patient records from January 2014 to December 2023. A total of 193 cases that experienced IOL-related complications