title: Total anterior capsule closure after silicone intraocular lens implantation.
abstract: An 84-year-old man with a nuclear cataract had phacoemulsification, continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis, and implantation of a silicone intraocular lens. Two months later, the patient had vision loss and severe anterior capsule fibrosis, leading to complete posterior chamber lens encapsulation. After a capsular opening was created with a neodymium:YAG laser, visual acuity returned to the preoperative level of 20/30.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Martínez Toldos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Artola Roig
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chipont Benabent
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers