Cerulean posterior capsule opacity

Miran Rhee; Thomas A Oetting

doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.034

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Cerulean posterior capsule opacity

Miran Rhee and Thomas A Oetting

Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, Vol.33(9), pp.1657-1658

09/2007

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.034

PMID: 17720089

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Abstract

We present a case of light-blue posterior capsule opacification (PCO) in a patient who had cerulean cataracts removed 1 year earlier. The color of the PCO was similar to that of the cerulean cataracts prior to extraction. Posterior capsule opacification is a common complication after cataract surgery; however, we could not find a similar case of cerulean posterior capsule opacity in the literature. The findings in this case suggest that the mechanism of the light-blue color formation in the cataract was also present in the lens epithelial cells forming the posterior capsule opacity.

Lens Capsule, Crystalline - pathology

Humans

Middle Aged

Cataract - pathology

Cataract - genetics

Female

Phacoemulsification

Lens Implantation, Intraocular

Postoperative Complications

Details

Title: Subtitle: Cerulean posterior capsule opacity
Creators: Miran Rhee - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Thomas A Oetting
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, Vol.33(9), pp.1657-1658
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.034
PMID: 17720089
ISSN: 0886-3350
eISSN: 1873-4502
Language: English
Date published: 09/2007
Academic Unit: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Record Identifier: 9983980090502771

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