Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 12 , Pages 2020-2023, December 2008

Modified anterior capsulotomy technique and histopathology of the anterior capsule in cataracts after prolonged exposure to intravitreal silicone oil

From the Departments of Ophthalmology (Yung, Gao) and Pathology (Bonnin), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; and the Department of Ophthalmology (Oliver), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Accepted 19 June 2008.

Cataract development is common in phakic eyes after pars plana vitrectomy and exposure to silicone oil. Anterior capsule rigidity is frequently encountered during cataract surgery in these cases. We report a capsulotomy technique to overcome capsule rigidity, as well as the histopathological findings of the anterior capsule after prolonged exposure to silicone oil.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Presented as a poster at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 2005.

 Supported in part by a grant from Prevent Blindness Indiana.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00945-0

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.06.050

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 12 , Pages 2020-2023, December 2008

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