Peeling the fibrous membrane from the anterior capsule for capsulorhexis contraction after phacoemulsification in aphakic patients.
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.
Koizumi
Kan
K
Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. kkoizumi@opth.kpu-m.ac.jp
Watanabe
Akihide
A
Koizumi
Noriko
N
Kinoshita
Shigeru
S
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