Late-onset capsular block syndrome: unusually delayed presentation.
Capsular block syndrome (CBS) has been known to occur as a rare complication of cataract surgery with continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis and a posterior-chamber lens implant. Typically, it presents with reduced vision in the early postoperative period and is characterised by a forward displacement of the posterior-chamber intra-ocular lens and an accumulation of intra-capsular opaque material. Management of CBS is usually by Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy. In this report, we describe a unique case of very-delayed-onset CBS with good visual acuity, occurring 8 years after surgery. It was treated successfully with surgical removal of the opaque material.
Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK.
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Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK.
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Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK.
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Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK.
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Capsular bag distension; Capsular block syndrome; Posterior capsule; Propionibacterium acnes