Pars plana lensectomy by ultrasonic fragmentation: 1984--Part II: Operative and postoperative complications--avoidance or management.

Operative complications of pars plana lensectomy included mechanical failure, blocked fragmenting needle, air bubbles in the irrigating tubing, miosis, inadvertent iridectomy, hemorrhage, lens remnants in the posterior pole, metal fragments from the fragmenting needle, retinal hole, and retinal detachment. Postoperative complications included hypotony, hypertension, hemorrhage, lens remnants, cystoid maculopathy, retinal hole, retinal detachment, and sterile endophthalmitis.