Abstract
Objectives: To assess the main risk factors for complications in phacoemulsification performed by an experienced surgeon. Study Design: Two hundred and fifty phacoemulsification procedures performed during a 1-year period were analysed. Most of them were done by 5 mm incisions, under conjunctival flap with no suture. Setting: Eye Clinic, University of Verona, Italy. Main Outcome Measures: Intraoperative complications: anterior and posterior capsular tears, vitreous loss, iris damage, corneal damage. Postoperative complications: inflammation, fibrinous reactions, endothelial damage, astigmatism, surgical reinterventions. Results: Intraoperative complications were 3.8%. They were related to: pupil diameter less than 3 mm ( P P P P P P
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