title: Traumatic rupture of the posterior capsule resulting in complete posterior prolapse of the lens with subsequent resolution of high myopia.
abstract: Uncomplicated isolated breach of the posterior capsule following a blunt forehead trauma has rarely been reported. We report the first case of a patient with high myopia who, after minor forehead trauma, developed an isolated rupture of the posterior capsule with probable complete prolapse of the crystalline lens into the vitreous cavity, leading to spontaneous correction of the patient's high axial myopia.
authors.affiliation: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Burnley General Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. agindy20@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ashraf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Gendy
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Usman
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nylander
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries*; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000503:physiopathology; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011391:Prolapse; D012421:Rupture; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*