Titre du document / Document title

Secondary closure of posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

TASSIGNON M. J. ⁽¹⁾ ; DE GROOT V. ⁽¹⁾ ; SMETS R. M. E. ⁽¹⁾ ; TAWAB B. ⁽¹⁾ ; VERVECKEN F. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Antwerp, BELGIQUE

Résumé / Abstract

Purpose: To examine the hypothesis that removing the center of the posterior capsule would prevent posterior capsular opacification (PCO). Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium. Methods: A posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) was done before intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in eyes at risk for PCO (uveitic, young adult), retinal detachment after neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser capsulotomy (highly myopic) or for cystoid macular edema (uveitic, diabetic) and in eyes in which the posterior capsule was opaque intraoperatively. The 51 eyes of 40 patients had a follow-up ranging from 6 months to 2 years. Results: Four eyes (8%) developed partial closure of the posterior CCC without vision impairment; 6 eyes (12%) had total closure, of which 2 (4%) had a loss of two or more Snellen lines necessitating an Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy. Conclusion: Young adult eyes and eyes with underlying diabetic retinopathy or uveitis are at risk for total closure of the posterior CCC. Only young adult eyes required Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy after the posterior CCC.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of cataract and refractive surgery   ISSN 0886-3350   CODEN JCSUEV 

Source / Source

Congrès
Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons N^o13, Amsterdam , PAYS-BAS (10/1995)
1996, vol. 22, n^o9, pp. 1200-1205 (18 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Elsevier, New York, NY, ETATS-UNIS  (1986) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Capsulorhexis ; Posterior ; Continuous ; Opacification ; Capsule ; Postoperative ; Prevention ; Technique ; Human ; Surgery ; Eye disease ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Capsulorhexis ; Postérieur ; Continu ; Opacification ; Capsule ; Postopératoire ; Prévention ; Technique ; Homme ; Chirurgie ; Oeil pathologie ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Capsulorexis ; Posterior ; Contínuo ; Opacificación ; Cápsula ; Postoperatorio ; Prevención ; Técnica ; Hombre ; Cirugía ; Ojo patología ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 20937, 35400006112123.0080