Femtosecond laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy for the treatment of capsular block syndrome
| Title: | Femtosecond laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy for the treatment of capsular block syndrome |
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| Authors: | Xian Hui Lim, Moushmi Patil, Jodhbir S Mehta |
| Source: | Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 371-375 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Ophthalmology |
| Subject Terms: | capsular block syndrome, femtosecond laser, posterior capsule opacification, posterior capsulotomy, Ophthalmology, RE1-994 |
| More Details: | We present a novel use of femtosecond laser to treat capsular block syndrome (CBS) in a patient with dense opaque capsular block, who presented 16 years postcataract surgery. The extensive posterior capsular distension and densely opaque, milky fluid trapped behind the intraocular lens (IOL) prevented the use of neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy as primary treatment. Intra-operative optical coherence tomography enabled visualization of the posterior capsule and iris hooks were used to increase the pupillary diameter to enable femtosecond laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy to be performed in a minimally invasive technique. CBS was relieved successfully and Nd: YAG laser performed subsequently to remove residual posterior capsule opacification safely and with good visual outcomes. This method avoids risks associated with posterior vitrectomies and compromised IOL stability from inadvertent capsular bag damage, and adds to the expanding uses of femtosecond laser technology. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2211-5056 2211-5072 |
| Relation: | http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2023;volume=13;issue=3;spage=371;epage=375;aulast=Lim; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-5056; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-5072 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00042 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/633c80b613ce44dbb96d6b3d14d72ef8 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.633c80b613ce44dbb96d6b3d14d72ef8 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 22115056 22115072 |
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| DOI: | 10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00042 |
| Published in: | Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Language: | English |