Risk factor Risk Score
Previous vitrectomy 1
Corneal scarring 1
Small pupil (<3mm) 1
Shallow anterior chamber (< 2.5 mm) 1
Age (> 88 years) 1
High ametropia (>6 D myopia or hyperopia) 1
Posterior capsule plaque 1
Posterior polar cataract 1
Miscellaneous risks assessed by surgeon e.g. poor positioning of eye/patient 1
Brunescent/white/dense/total cataract 3
Phacodonesis 3
Pseudoexfoliation 3
Total 18