[Implantation of artificial lenses in primary and secondary management of severe eye injuries in warfare].

The authors report their experience concerning intraocular implantation of artificial lenses during primary management of the eye war injuries as well as during secondary management, after shorter or longer period of consolidation, on 16 eyes of the same number of patients. Primary intraocular implantation was performed on 5 eyes simultaneously with primary management of the injured eye, while secondary implantation was performed on 11 eyes later, after more or less time of consolidation of the primary wound treatment. In regard to anatomical and functional consequences of severe trauma of the eye and the surgery itself, the functional state of the eyes operated on was satisfactory. The most frequent chronic complications were deformities of the pupil and, to a lesser degree, secondary cataract.