Capsule contraction syndrome in eight cases of hydrophobic one-piece intraocular lens implantation

Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association
Ioannis TsinopoulosStavros A Dimitrakos

Abstract

The combination of anterior capsule opacification (ACO) with capsulorrhexis phimosis and intraocular lens (IOL) decentration characterises the capsule contraction syndrome (CCS). Eight cases of ACO complicated with capsule phimosis are described. In this study, 231 patients who underwent cataract extraction using phacoemulsification from September 2005 to May 2006 were included. An acrylic one-piece IOL was implanted with the use of the injector supplied by the manufacturer through a 2.75 mm incision. A thorough pre- and post-operative examination (visual acuity measurement, corneal curvature measurement, applanation tonometry, fundus examination) was performed for each patient. In eight of 243 eyes of 231 patients, anterior capsule opacification with capsulorrhexis phimosis and IOL decentration was observed two to four months post-operatively. In all eight cases, the haptic implanted inferiorly was observed to be mounted on the IOL optic. The combination of IOL memory loss in addition to ACO, capsulorrhexis phimosis and decentration can be a cause of the CCS, an observation that has not been reported previously.

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Nov 30, 2010·Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery·Vinod Kumar, Bhuvan Chanana
Apr 7, 2010·Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery·Kaleena MichaelT Graham M Cormack
Aug 26, 2009·Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association·Ioannis T TsinopoulosStavros A Dimitrakos
Sep 12, 2008·Clinical & Experimental Optometry : Journal of the Australian Optometrical Association·Mohammad H Nowroozzadeh
Nov 23, 2017·Vestnik oftalmologii·E A AverkinaG A Gamidov
Dec 10, 2009·Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

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