Asteroid hyalosis and vision loss after posterior capsulotomy |
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Authors: | GR Kidd KL Cohen DE Eifrig |
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Affiliation: | Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-7040, USA. |
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Abstract: | We describe the case of a 77-year-old man with asteroid hyalosis who had phacoemulsification and implantation of a plate-haptic intraocular lens (IOL). Intraoperatively, a tear occurred in the anterior capsule, and vision loss occurred 3 months after a neodymium:YAG posterior capsulotomy. Because of the asteroid hyalosis, a posteriorly dislocated IOL, which occurred after the capsulotomy, was difficult to diagnose. Careful retinoscopy established the aphakic condition of the eye, and the B-scan ultrasonography indicated the IOL's location. |
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