Cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation in patients with retinitis pigmentosa or Usher's syndrome
D. A. Newsome, W. J. Stark Jr and I. H. Maumenee
We report the results of cataract extraction in 26 eyes of 16 patients with
retinitis pigmentosa or Usher's syndrome. There was no unusual incidence of
intraoperative or postoperative complications in this group. After adequate
preoperative counseling, and after we made certain that the patients'
expectations were in line with anticipated results, 15 of our 16 patients
were satisfied with the surgical outcome. Four patients who had a
conventional cataract extraction with postoperative contact lens wear in
one eye and an intraocular lens implanted in the other eye preferred the
eye with the implant. There was no evidence that intraocular lens
implantation interfered with the post-cataract-extraction care of the
patients.
