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Table 2 Intraoperative complications

From: Visual acuity improvement after phacoemulsification cataract surgery in patients aged ≥90 years

 

Group 1 (≥90 years old)

Group 2 (< 80 years old)

P value

Anterior capsule tear

4 (2.9%)

3 (2.0%)

 

Posterior capsule perforation

1 (0.72%)

0 (0%)

 

Zinn’s zonular dialysis

2 (1.4%)

1 (0.66%)

 

Wound burning

0 (0%)

1 (0.66%)

 

Total

7 (5.0%)

5 (3.3%)

0.56