[Experiences with secondary implantation of anterior chamber lenses]

Between 1984-1990 80 secondary implantations of an anterior chamber lens in aphakic eyes have been completed. The average follow-up period was 3.1 years, some of the patients checked on during the last 6 years. The most relevant complications to mention being retinal detachment (2), as well as cystoid macular edema (1). These complications appeared in patients in whom a vitrectomy had to be performed simultaneously. Other complications like corneal dystrophy, glaucoma or lens dislocations were not observed. The risk is increased when there is the need to perform a vitrectomy simultaneously. In cases without vitrectomy the risk is slight.