title: Posterior capsule opacification and wrinkling in a case of capsular bag distension.
abstract: We describe a complication following anterior neodymium: YAG laser capsulotomy in a case of capsular bag distension which was diagnosed 21 months after cataract extraction with phacoemulsification and in-the-bag lens implantation. An anterior neodymium: YAG capsulotomy was performed and immediately after this the posterior capsule collapsed and wrinkled, causing a marked decrease in visual acuity that necessitated posterior neodymium: YAG capsulotomy.
authors.affiliation: University Eye Clinic, Hôpital Jules Gonin, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Durig
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zografos
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber; D019923:Capsulorhexis; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects; D014792:Visual Acuity