[Experiences with intracapsular cataract operation in myopic patients].

This paper reports on postoperative results and follow-up in 74 eyes of 51 patients suffering from myopia of between -5 and over -20 D. They underwent intracapsular cataract surgery for presenile or senile cataract. The operations were performed under local anesthetic after oculopression; a microscope was used. Only in 2 cases was there a loss of vitreous during the operation. After a 5-year follow-up a defect in the anterior membrane of the vitreous was found in 7 eyes. Forty-one eyes attained a visual acuity of between 0.4 and 1.0. Careful intracapsular cataract extraction by a skilled surgeon is justifiable for myopic patients. Degenerations of the periphery of the retina were easy to coagulate with the laser after the operation.