title: Posterior capsule rupture after a paint-pellet injury.
abstract: We report a case in which a high-velocity paint pellet injury to the eye ruptured the posterior lens capsule. In the setting of blunt trauma, posterior capsule rupture has rarely been reported. Recognizing such a rupture allows the surgeon to plan the best surgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0001, USA. william.j.rosen@Hitchcock.ORG
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000399:Air Pressure; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010150:Paint; D012421:Rupture; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery