title: Refractive changes produced by capsule contraction after piggyback acrylic intraocular lens implantation.
abstract: I describe a case of anterior capsule contraction after implantation of piggyback acrylic intraocular lenses (IOLs). Treatment by neodymium:YAG capsulotomy resulted in anterior chamber deepening despite a myopic shift. With acrylic IOLs, refractive changes may be due to optical deformation rather than axial shifts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hesse
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology; D003286:Contracture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology*; D018918:Phacoemulsification
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins