2019-06-112019-06-112006MEDEIROS, Hilton Arcoverde Gonçalves de; ÁVILA, Marcos; SANTOS, Procopio Miguel dos. Incidência de opacificação de cápsula posteriorem pacientes submetidos à facoemulsificação e implante de lentes intra-oculares acrílicas hidrofílicas expansíveis. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, São Paulo, v. 69, n. 3, p. 371-375, 2006.  0004-2749e- 1678-2925http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/17640Purpose: To evaluate prospectively the results of expandable acrylic intraocular lenses in patients submitted to phacoemul- sification as regard posterior capsule opacification. Methods: The study group consisted of 830 patients, 1,200 eyes that underwent phacoemulsification from 1998 to 2002, by the same surgeon, using the same technique but with different diameters of capsulorrhexis, with expandable hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens implantation. The mean follow-up was 2.4 years, ranging from 6 months to 4 years. Results: The total number of posterior capsule opacification was 54 cases. Con- clusions: The incidence of posterior capsule opacification was 4.6% in these patients.porAcesso AbertoImplante de lente intra-ocularCapsulorrexeLentes de contato hidrofílicasCápsula do cristalinoAcuidade visualFacoemulsificaçãoLens implantation, intraocularCapsulorrhexisContact lenses, hydrophilicPhacoemulsificationLens capsule, crystallineVisual acuityArtigo10.1590/S0004-27492006000300016