[Absence of the anterior chamber following cataract extraction ].

A non-existent or extremely flat anterior chamber following cataract extraction is now very rare due to the fact that waterproof wound closure has become standard practice. Among 1,051 cataract operations carried out in our clinic during the past three years this complication was observed only 13 times, i.e. in 1,2 percent of the cases. The complication occurred slightly more frequently in diabetics and patients with glaucoma. Methods of preventing the complication and both drug and surgical treatment are discussed. In our cases surgical intervention was never necessary.