SUMMARY In a prospective study, 50 of 1 505 (3.3%) patients undergoing cataract extraction during a three-year period developed postoperative psychiatric reactions. Old age and markedly deteriorated vision seemed to contribute to this complication, which in all cases was reversible.
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