Operative complications of pseudoexfoliation syndrome-An observational cross-sectional study

Psuedoexfoliation syndrome involves all ocular structures and poses greater risk of eventful surgeries.

50 patients with both Cataract and PEX were studied about50 eyes are studied.

Mean age group of these patients were 66. 28 years and more in males with higher incidence of bilaterally. Major patients had PEX material with 100% patients having different grades of trabecular pigment deposition. Intraoperative complications like, PC rent, Vitreous prolaapse, ZD or all was present in 20% of cases.

poor dilation of pupils is one of the major pre-op finding in eyes with psudoexfoliation. Adequate surgical modifications may reduce the intra op complications.