Notable Patient Outcomes Recent outcomes reflect Moran’s dedication to providing exceptional care while fulfilling its teaching role as part of an academic medical center. Moran’s cataract surgery and endophthalmitis complication rates include cases performed with fellows or residents, or both. Moran researchers have also published some of the most influential studies about cataract surgery techniques, safety, and intraoperative complications.1 These complication rates for cataract surgery2 and endophthalmitis, a potentially blinding infection of the tissues or fluids inside the eye following surgery or ophthalmic injections, are among the lowest when compared to known national and international benchmarks.
Cataract Surgery Complications
Cataract Surgery Complications by Type
1.03% with complications
35 cataract extraction procedures with complications
98.97% complications free
Data collected in 2020 shows cataract surgery complications were rare, occurring in only 35 of 3,378 surgeries.
Capsular Breakage (Vitreous Loss) 20 Capsular Breakage 7
Lens Damage 1 Zonular Dehiscence (Vitreous Loss) 3 Zonular Dehiscence 3 Anterior Capsular Tear 1
1. Among the studies: “Cataract Surgery Complications in 1 Year at an Academic Institution.” MF Pingree, AS Crandall, RJ Olson. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.1999 May;25(5):705-8. 2. Available benchmark data includes a reported 2020 cataract surgery intraoperative complication rate by Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute of 0.85%. Massachusetts Eye and Ear reported a 2019 cataract surgery intraoperative complication rate of 1.6%; comparable 2020 data from the institution was not available at time of printing. 3. Multiple studies in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, put the incidence of post-cataract-surgery endophthalmitis from 0.03% to 0.07%, with the mean at about 1 in 1,500.
