Posterior capsular rent: Prevention and management

Anterior segment optical coherence tomography for demonstrating posterior capsular rent in posterior polar cataract

AIMS/PURPOSE To report the preoperative use of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) for the determination of pre-existing posterior capsule defect in patients with posterior polar cataract. METHODS Three patients presented with posterior polar cataract and were evaluated preoperatively using AS-OCT, revealing in one patient intact posterior capsule and in the other two a pre...

Commentary Posterior capsular opacification prevention: IOL design and material

Posterior capsular opacification prevention: IOL design and material.

An Outcome Analysis of Posterior Capsular Rent (PCR) In The Hands of A Senior Phaco Surgeon

Posterior capsular rent is a common complication of cataract surgery including phacoemulsification. Though occurrence is higher with beginners, it can also occur in the hands of a senior phaco surgeon. This study analyses the predisposing risk factors, intraoperative events, mode of occurrence, management strategy and eventual outcome of Posterior capsular rent during phacoemulsification by a s...

Prevention of posterior capsular opacification through aldose reductase inhibition.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of aldose reductase (AR) inhibition on posterior capsular opacification (PCO) with the use of a pig eye capsular bag model. METHODS Pig eye capsular bags were prepared by capsulorhexis and cultured in medium without or with AR inhibitors for 7 days. Immunostaining was performed in paraformaldehyde-fixed capsular bags to determine th...