Postoperative Occlusion of Visual Axis with Fibrous Membrane in the Presence of Anterior Capsular Phimosis in a Patient with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome: a Case Report

Overview

Journal BMC Ophthalmol

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 2016 Dec 8

PMID 27923362

Citations 6

Authors

Eung Suk Kim

Moosang Kim

Seung-Jun Lee

Sang Beom Han

Hee Kyung Yang

Joon Young Hyon

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Abstract

Background: To report a case of postoperative fibrous membrane formation occluding the visual axis in the presence of anterior capsular phimosis in a patient with pseudoexfoliation syndrome.

Case Presentation: A 79-year-old Asian woman with pseudoexfoliation syndrome underwent uneventful phacoemulsification and implantation of one-piece hydrophilic acrylic square-edged intraocular lens (Cristalens) in the right eye. Two months later, she had blurred vision in the right eye with the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/40. Formation of fibrous membrane occluding the capsulorhexis opening with contraction of anterior capsule was observed, which was confirmed by anterior segment optical coherence tomography. Clear visual axis was achieved by lysis of the membrane using Nd:YAG laser. The BCVA improved to 20/20.

Conclusions: Occlusion of the visual axis with fibrous membrane can develop in the presence of anterior capsular phimosis in a patient with pseudoexfoliation syndrome.

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