Incomplete capsular bag distension syndrome after neodymium:YAG capsulotomy

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006 Feb;32(2):351-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.07.017.

Abstract

We report a 60-year-old man with incomplete capsular bag distension syndrome 2 years after neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser capsulotomy for capsule opacification, which developed from extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation performed 4 years before presentation to our clinic. The patient reported floaters of 15 days duration. Slitlamp examination showed shallowing of the inferior and medial anterior chamber. Dilated pupil examination showed a peripheral capsular bag inferiorly and medially behind the IOL. The bag was distended and filled with turbid fluid. The central and superior capsule was absent as a result of the previous Nd:YAG treatment. The IOL lie over the anterior capsule, and peripheral capsule leaves' edges were adhered. An Nd:YAG laser puncture of the incomplete capsular bag resolved the condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cataract Extraction
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Humans
  • Laser Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Lens Capsule, Crystalline / pathology*
  • Lens Capsule, Crystalline / surgery
  • Lens Diseases / etiology*
  • Lens Diseases / surgery
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular
  • Lenses, Intraocular*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Syndrome