Lens capsule-related problems in patients undergoing phacoemulsification surgery

Figures & data

Table 1 The distribution of the demographic structure of patients

	First group	Second group
Male, n (%)	46 (44)	94 (49)
Female, n (%)	59 (56)	96 (51)
Total, n (%)	105 (100)	190 (100)
Age, years	69.93 ± 8.6^*	67.42 ± 8.4

Note: ^*±: SD.

Table 2 Capsule-related problems and intraocular lens placement results in Group 1, patients with mature cataract (n = 105), and Group 2, patients with non-mature cataract (n = 190)

	Group 1, n (%)	Group 2, n (%)	P^*
Capsulorhexis not completed	7 (6.6)	0 (0)	<0.05
Posterior capsule perforation	3 (2.8)	1 (0.5)	0.552
Intraocular lens insertion
Sulcus	6 (5.7)	1 (0.5)	<0.05
Anterior chamber	1 (0.9)	0 (0)	0.644
Capsular bag	98 (93)	189 (99.4)

Note: ^*Determined using Fisher’s exact test.