T Abe1, H Hirata, S Hayasaka. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Splitting of the lens capsule with a double-ring contour during continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis has not often been reported. CASE: An 86-year-old woman underwent phacoemulsification cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation in the right eye. Preoperatively, the anterior lens capsule appeared normal. OBSERVATIONS: A double-ring sign was observed during capsulorrhexis. During intraocular lens implantation, the capsule developed radial tears, and a double layer of the capsule was noted. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. CONCLUSIONS: The findings in our patient may be uncommon and may differ from but resemble true exfoliation.
BACKGROUND: Splitting of the lens capsule with a double-ring contour during continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis has not often been reported. CASE: An 86-year-old woman underwent phacoemulsification cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation in the right eye. Preoperatively, the anterior lens capsule appeared normal. OBSERVATIONS: A double-ring sign was observed during capsulorrhexis. During intraocular lens implantation, the capsule developed radial tears, and a double layer of the capsule was noted. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. CONCLUSIONS: The findings in our patient may be uncommon and may differ from but resemble true exfoliation.