title: Preoperative detection of posterior capsule tear with ultrasound biomicroscopy in traumatic cataract.
abstract: We report ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) evaluation of a paintball-related traumatic cataract with a posterior capsule tear. Slitlamp examination revealed anterior and posterior subcapsular cataracts with a suspicious tiny posterior capsule tear within the larger area of posterior bulging. Ultrasound biomicroscopy (35 MHz) confirmed the presence of a sub-1.0 mm posterior capsule tear, which was clearly observed intraoperatively and postoperatively. This is the first report illustrating the high performance of 35 MHz UBM in detecting a sub-1.0 mm posterior capsule tear.
  
  
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  No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. mkucukevcilioglu@gata.edu.tr
authors: Murat
authors: M
authors: Kucukevcilioglu
authors: Volkan
authors: V
authors: Hurmeric
authors: Osman Melih
authors: OM
authors: Ceylan
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D033401:Microscopy, Acoustic; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000293:injuries*; D057851:Posterior Capsular Rupture, Ocular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D057234:Preoperative Period; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult