Operative and immediate post-operative complications of cataract extraction

Study of two hundred and forty four cases of cataract surgery. The rate of operative and immediate post operative complications were 66 cases [27.04%]. The study revealed that 182 cases [75.20%] of operations have been done for senile cataract with 44 complicated cases [24.17%] while developmental cataract operations were preformed in J4 cases [5.78%] with 10 complicated cases [71.42%]. For complicated cataract 46 cases [19.00%] operations were performed and the rate of complications were highest in cataract operations complicating iridocyclitis 4 from 12 cases [33.33%], then in cataract complicating myopia 4 cases frome 20 cases [20%] and lastly cataract operations comlicating diabetes 2 cases from 14 cases [14.28%]. As regard methods of extractions of cataractous lens, linear extractions technique were used in 10 cases [4.13%] and the complicated cases were 8 cases [80.00%], scoop method were used in 6 cases [2.47%] with 4 complicated cases [66.66%], extraction with non toothed capsule forceps were used in 22 cases [9.09%] with 8 cases [36.36%] complicated operations, cryoextraction were used in 200 cases [82.64%] and 44 cases [22%] complicated cases, and lastly aspiration technique were used in 4 cases [1.65%] with no complications. The most common types of complications were vitreous loss 42 cases [17.21%] striate keratitis 30 cases [12.29%], rupture of lens capsule 12 cases [4.91%], after cataract 8 cases [3.27%], Shallow anterior chamber 8 cases [3.27%], and lastly 2 cases of retro-bulber haemorrhage [0.81%]. No case of endophthalmits, expulsive haemorrhage, post operative iris prolapse were happened during the study

Histopathological study of the effects of ethamsylate [dicynone] on rabbit's eye

The effects of intacameral injection of 0.3 ml of dicynone on ocular tissues of rabbits were studied. Progressive atrophic changes affecting the cornea, iris, ciliary body and the optic nerve of rabbits' eyes were observed. The details of these atrophic changes were discussed. There was also a lowering of the intra-ocular pressure of the rabbits' eyes after dicynone Injection into their anterior chamber