[Extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber IOL implantation].

From 1983 to 1989, 242 cataract patients (260 eyes) were performed extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber IOL implantation. 157 patients (171 eyes) were followed up 3-69 months, averaging 18.3 months. Visual acuities of 1.0-1.5 were achieved in 79.4% and 0.5 or better in 95.2% of the eyes when cases of non-operative poor vision were excluded. Complications were few and the results had been stable.