Removal of a capsular tension ring from the anterior chamber angle.
A 75-year-old woman presented with unexplained ocular hypertension 4 weeks after phacoemulsification. Steroid response was diagnosed initially until a misplaced capsular tension ring (CTR) was identified in the drainage angle. We describe the technique used to successfully remove the CTR from the drainage angle with minimal trauma. This case illustrates the importance of the initial surgical technique used for CTR insertion and emphasizes the role of gonioscopy in such a case.
Little
Brian C
BC
Ophthalmology Department, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, Sidcup, London NW3 2QG, UK. brianlittle@blueyonder.co.uk
Richardson
Theresa
T
Morris
Sharon
S
D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation