title: Relaxing the fibrosed capsulorhexis rim to correct induced hyperopia after phacoemulsification.
abstract: I present two cases in which hyperopia occurred after phacoemulsification through a capsulorhexis. In both eyes, the anterior capsule rim had become fibrosed and contracted. The patients were successfully treated with YAG laser relaxing incisions.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Shammas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged