title: Late postoperative capsular block syndrome versus liquefied after-cataract.
abstract: We report the case of a 76-year-old Chinese man who had uneventful cataract phacoemulsification and hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) implantation 6 years previously. He presented with decreased vision; a homogeneous milky substance was found between the posterior chamber IOL and the posterior capsule without IOL displacement or a change in the refractive status. The milky substance was aspirated from the capsular bag. Biochemical analysis showed the concentrations of proteins and Ca(++) in the milky liquid were higher than those in the aqueous humor. Protein identification by mass spectrometry indicated that the milky liquid contained a high concentration of alpha-crystallin and beta-crystallin.
authors.affiliation: People Eye Center, People's Hospital of Peking University, Beijing, China. drbaoyz@sina.com
authors.forename: Yong-Zhen
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Xue-Ting
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Ming-Wu
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Xin
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism*; D002386:Cataract / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013577:Syndrome; D038201:alpha-Crystallins / Q000378:metabolism; D038204:beta-Crystallins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D038201:alpha-Crystallins; D038204:beta-Crystallins