Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in management of posterior capsule tear following blunt trauma: Case report and review of literature.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe the diagnosis and management of a patient with rupture of the posterior capsule (PC) following blunt trauma to the left eye.

Observation

68 year-old man presented with complaints of left eye pain, blurry vision and photophobia after getting hit in the left eye with a baseball. He was found to have a posterior capsule rupture, as well as mydriasis and zonular dialysis without formation of intumescent traumatic cataract. Femtosecond laser associated cataract surgery (FLACS) was performed to facilitate creation of an anterior capsulotomy and segmentation of the nucleus without additional strain on the posterior capsule, facilitating placement of a capsular tension ring segment and a 3-piece IOL in the sulcus. At three-month post-operative visit, his BCVA was

SUBMITTER: Prager AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7251535 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature