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.

Keywords

• Femtosecond laser capsulotomy
• Capsular contraction syndrome
• Pseudoexfoliation
• IOL dislocation
• Cataract surgery
• Zonulopathy