title: Imaging late capsular block syndrome: ultrasound biomicroscopy versus Scheimpflug camera.
abstract: We describe 2 patients with late capsular block syndrome whose anterior chamber morphology was evaluated with ultrasound biomicroscopy and Scheimpflug imaging before and after neodymium:YAG laser capsulotomy. Pretreatment ultrasound biomicroscopy examination showed significant capsular bag distension in both patients. Scheimpflug imaging failed to capture the posterior capsule displaced far behind the intraocular lens. Automatic anterior chamber depth measurements were incorrect with Scheimpflug imaging in 1 patient. Ultrasound biomicroscopy seems to be superior to Scheimpflug imaging in eyes with extremely distended capsular bags.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. mkucukevcilioglu@gata.edu.tr
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kucukevcilioglu
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hurmeric
authors.forename: Fazıl Cuneyt
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Erdurman
authors.forename: Osman Melih
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Ceylan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D033401:Microscopy, Acoustic; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D010781:Photography; D057851:Posterior Capsular Rupture, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014821:Vitrectomy