title: Cerulean posterior capsule opacity.
abstract: We present a case of light-blue posterior capsule opacification (PCO) in a patient who had cerulean cataracts removed 1 year earlier. The color of the PCO was similar to that of the cerulean cataracts prior to extraction. Posterior capsule opacification is a common complication after cataract surgery; however, we could not find a similar case of cerulean posterior capsule opacity in the literature. The findings in this case suggest that the mechanism of the light-blue color formation in the cataract was also present in the lens epithelial cells forming the posterior capsule opacity.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Miran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Oetting
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications