Table 3

Postoperative complications in aphakic and pseudophakic groups

Postoperative complication n, (%, 95% CI)Aphakes
(119 eyes)
Pseudophakes
(54 eyes)
P value
Visual axis opacification5 (4.2%, 1.6% to 10%)12 (22.2%, 12.5% to 35.9%)0.0004
Secondary glaucoma6 (5.0%, 2.1% to 11.1%)1 (1.9%, 0.1% to 11.2%)0.37
Endophthalmitis1 (0.8%, 0.04% to 5.3%)1 (1.9%, 0.1% to 11.2%)0.56
Vitreous in anterior chamber1 (0.8%, 0.04% to 5.3%)0 (0%, 0% to 8.3%)0.50
Corneal decompensation0 (0%, 0% to 3.9%)1 (1.0%, 0.1% to 11.2%)0.13
Vitreous haemorrhage2 (1.7%, 0.3% to 6.5%)0 (0%, 0.1% to 11.2%)0.34
Total15 (12.6%, 7.5% to 20.3%)14 (25.9%, 15.4% to 39.9%)0.04
  • Bonferroni correction was made and p<0.007, that is, 0.05/7, was considered statistically significant.