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All patients had ocular comorbidities, mainly glaucoma (n = 6) and pseudoexfoliation syndrome (n = 5).

Best corrected visual acuity improved from a median of 6/30 (0.7 logMAR) to a median of 6/12 (0.35 logMAR) (p = 0.06); postoperative astigmatism measured 0.91 ± 2.19 diopters.

UBM demonstrated well-balanced PCIOL fixation with no difference between the horizontal and vertical tilt measurements (p = 0.84; p = 0.94; p = 0.62; p = 0.085).

There was a high negative correlation between BCVA improvement and residual lens tilt (r = -0.76, p = 0.037).

There was a statistically significant difference between patients with and without ERM postoperatively in preoperative best corrected visual acuity (median logMAR 1.9 vs 0.3, respectively; P =0.003) rate of macula-off (69.6% vs 37.5%, respectively, P =0.028), and rate of ≥5 cryo-applications (55.6% and 18.8%, respectively, P =0.039).

ERM developed mainly between the 1 st and 3 rd months of follow-up.

Macula-off status increased the risk of ERM, with the odds ratio of 3.81 ( P =0.031).

Group A had a mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution VA of 0.63 ± 0.33 and 0.51 ± 0.31 preoperatively and 3 months after surgery, respectively.

Group B had a mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution VA of 0.47 ± 0.17 and 0.36 ± 0.17 preoperatively and 3 months after surgery, respectively.

No significant difference was found between the groups in change of VA.

The difference in macular thickness reduction between the groups was statistically significant.