Table 1

The incidence of aphakic glaucoma during the first 5 years following bilateral lensectomy

Year
% Of eyes developing glaucoma after bilateral lensectomy
% Of patients developing glaucoma after bilateral lensectomy

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)

Average incidence
3.3%
5.3%

Michaelides et al. BMC Ophthalmology 2007 7:13   doi:10.1186/1471-2415-7-13