1. The document compares the incidence of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) in different groups who received rigid PMMA intraocular lenses (IOLs) through either extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) or phacoemulsification surgery. 2. The results showed that males had a higher incidence of PCO than females, and ECCE patients using three-piece convex-plano IOL designs or IOLs with heparin surface modifications had lower rates of PCO. 3. Phacoemulsification patients had a higher incidence of PCO compared to ECCE patients, and within phaco patients, those with heparin surface modified IOLs