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The incidence of aphakic glaucoma during the first 5 years following bilateral lensectomy |
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| Year |
% Of eyes developing glaucoma after bilateral lensectomy |
% Of patients developing glaucoma after bilateral lensectomy |
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| 1 |
8.5% (6/71 eyes) |
10.8% (4/37 patients) |
| 2 |
1.5% (1/65 eyes) |
3.0% (1/33 patients) |
| 3 |
0% |
0% |
| 4 |
0% |
0% |
| 5 |
6.3% (4/64 eyes) |
12.5% (4/32 patients) |
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| Average incidence |
3.3% |
5.3% |
Michaelides et al. BMC Ophthalmology 2007 7:13 doi:10.1186/1471-2415-7-13 |
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