Abstract
4/2005
vol. 107
Case report
Capsule contraction as a cause of in-the-bag intraocular lens subluxation and simplified technique of IOL reposition
- Z Kliniki Okulistyki i Rehabilitacji Wzrokowej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi
Klinika Oczna 2005, 107 (4): 684-686
Online publish date: 2005/12/18
Presentation of the case of the pseudophakic patient in whom 3 months after uncomplicated phacoemulsification severe capsule contraction syndrome, followed by equatorial capsule fibrosis, 240 degree zonular dialysis, and spontaneous in-the-bag intraocular lens subluxation, were observed. Consecutive surgical intervention consisting of simplified transscleral „free haptic” through the capsule fixation and additional plastic of phimotic capsulorrhexis allowed to restore the best corrected visual acuity to 20/25.
Keywords
capsule contraction syndrome, intraocular lens subluxation, transscleral IOL fixation
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