title: A case of isolated posterior capsule rupture and traumatic cataract caused by blunt ocular trauma.
abstract: An isolated rupture of the posterior capsule that is caused by a blunt ocular trauma has been rarely reported and is usually detected incidentally during surgery for a complicated cataract. We found an isolated posterior capsule rupture on the third day after trauma in a 25-year-old man who was admitted for the treatment of traumatic hyphema and we performed a phacoemusification and anterior vitrectomy with PC-IOL, implantation because of the traumatic cataract which had progressed after the injury. The PC-IOL was implanted safely into the capsular bag without severe enlargement of the posterior capsular rupture. The break seems to function as a capsulotomy which provides a clear visual axis. We report this case with a review of the literatures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dongkang Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*