American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports (Dec 2020)
Femtosecond laser assisted capsulotomy in the treatment of capsule contraction case report
Abstract
Purpose: To present the surgical value of femtosecond laser capsulotomy in the treatment of capsular contraction. Observations: The clinical case of a 63-year-old male patient with single eye who, two months after cataract surgery without complications, presented a significant dislocation of the secondary intraocular lens due to a capsule contraction and epithelial metaplasia that covered the lens optics and caused low vision. Conclusions: The femtosecond laser-assisted capsulotomy proved to be effective and safe with minimal traction on the zonule and no IOL damage, in this patient with a follow-up of 29 months.