[Retrolenticular lens fragments--a problem of phacoemulsification?]

In a group of 100 consecutive operations of cataract by the method of phacoemulsification in 1998 in 9% penetration of fragments of lenticular material into the retrolenticular space was observed. It is a less frequent associated phenomenon of phacoemulsification. It provides evidence of the possible penetration of larger particles through the relatively intact suspensory apparatus. The authors did not observe an association of the phenomenon with clinical complications.