title: Late anterior traumatic subluxation of a circular in-the-bag intraocular lens associated with lack of posterior capsule opacification.
abstract: We report a case of traumatic subluxation of a circular poly(methyl methacrylate) intraocular lens (IOL) 5 years after surgery. Slitlamp examination revealed the lack of epithelial cells or fibrosis in the intact capsule bag. Trauma was minor, and no other complication was found in the eye and orbit. The subluxated IOL was easily relocated in the bag with a hook, revealing the poor capsule sealing. Among the factors ensuring the fixation of IOLs placed in the bag after continuous curvilinear capsulotomy are sealing of the anterior and posterior capsules and proliferation of epithelial cells from the equator of the bag.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Service d'Ophtalmologie, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000 Caen, France.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Billotte
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stéfani
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lecoq
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000293:injuries*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D012086:Reoperation; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate