ASTEROID HYALOSIS AND VISION LOSS AFTER POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY

We describe the case of a 77-year-old man with asteroid hyalosis who h ad phacoemulsification and implantation of a plate-haptic intraocular lens (IOL). Intraoperatively, a tear occurred in the anterior capsule, and vision loss occurred 3 months after a neodymium:YAG posterior cap sulotomy. Because of the asteroid hyalosis, a posteriorly dislocated I OL, which occurred after the capsulotomy, was difficult to diagnose. C areful retinoscopy established the aphakic condition of the eye, and t he B-scan ultrasonography indicated the IOL's location.