title: Posterior capsule staining and posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis in congenital cataract.
abstract: We report 2 cases of indocyanine green (ICG) staining used for posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (PCCC) in congenital cataract combined with anterior vitrectomy. In the first case, because of corneal opacity, the visibility of the posterior capsule was poor without staining. After the extraction of the cataract, a PCCC was performed after ICG staining of the posterior capsule. In the second case, after cataract removal, ICG staining was used to better visualize the posterior capsule. In both cases, the PCCC was successfully completed because of better visualization of the stained posterior capsule flap against the transparent anterior hyaloid face of the vitreous. Clear visual axes have been maintained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. wakatake@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: Taketoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: Narumichi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D019923:Capsulorhexis / Q000379:methods*; D002386:Cataract / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D007223:Infant; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007208:Indocyanine Green