Early posterior capsular opacification after intercapsular cataract extraction and rigid Galand disc intraocular lens implantation.
From retrospective studies of implantation of the rigid Galand disc intraocular lens (IOL) and the Sinskey style J-loop IOL, we found that posterior capsular opacification was more common and developed faster in eyes implanted with a Galand disc IOL than in eyes implanted with a Sinskey style J-loop IOL. We investigated this further in a clinical study of 20 patients implanted with a Galand disc IOL. We found a specific type of posterior capsular haze, resembling a "moon landscape," in 10 (50%) of the 16 eyes (80%) with capsular fibrosis.
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Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity