title: Peeling the fibrous membrane from the anterior capsule for capsulorhexis contraction after phacoemulsification in aphakic patients.
abstract: We report a method for peeling the fibrous membrane from the anterior capsule without damaging the posterior capsule in patients with capsule contraction syndrome after cataract surgery. We also report 2 cases in which the technique was successfully used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. kkoizumi@opth.kpu-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Akihide
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000601:surgery*; D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000601:surgery*; D019923:Capsulorhexis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013577:Syndrome