Authors
Citation
Jjm. Toldos et al., TOTAL ANTERIOR CAPSULE CLOSURE AFTER SILICONE INTRAOCULAR-LENS IMPLANTATION, Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 22(2), 1996, pp. 269-271
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Ophthalmology
Journal title
ISSN journal
08863350
Volume
22
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
269 - 271
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-3350(1996)22:2<269:TACCAS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
An 84-year-old man with a nuclear cataract had phacoemulsification, co
ntinuous curvilinear capsulorhexis, and implantation of a silicone int
raocular lens. Two months later, the patient had vision loss and sever
e anterior capsule fibrosis, leading to complete posterior chamber len
s encapsulation. After a capsular opening was created with a neodymium
:YAG laser, visual acuity returned to the preoperative level of 20/30.