title: Perfluorocarbon heavy liquids in the management of posterior dislocation of the lens nucleus during phakoemulsification.
abstract: We report a case in which the lens nucleus dislocated into the vitreous cavity through a posterior capsular rupture during phakoemulsification. We performed a vitrectomy and removed the lens nucleus using the perfluorocarbon heavy liquid perfluoro-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane. The management of posterior dislocation of the lens nucleus during cataract surgery is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Rowson
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bacon
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D007907:Lens Nucleus, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000628:therapy*; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D005466:Fluorocarbons