title: [True capsular exfoliation: report of two cases].
abstract: We report two cases of true capsular exfoliation occurring in elderly patients with no known history of prolonged heat exposure or intraocular inflammation. The biomicroscopic aspects, histopathologic findings and possible surgical implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Edgard Santos da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Hospital Universitário, Salvador, BA, Brasil. marback@ufba.br
authors.forename: Eduardo Ferrari
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Marback
authors.forename: Barbra de Melo
authors.initials: Bde M
authors.lastname: Rolemberg
authors.forename: Haylton Gonçalves
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Silva Filho
authors.forename: Rita de Cássia Aquino
authors.initials: Rde C
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Marcelo Siqueira de
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019923:Capsulorhexis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification