A case of isolated posterior capsule rupture and traumatic cataract caused by blunt ocular trauma.
10.3341/kjo.2001.15.2.140
- Author:
Seung Il LEE
1
;
Hyo Cheol SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Dongkang Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
- Keywords:
blunt ocular trauma;
isolated posterior capsule rupture;
traumatic cataract
- MeSH:
Adult;
Case Report;
Cataract/*etiology;
Eye Injuries/*complications;
Human;
Lens Capsule, Crystalline/*injuries;
Male;
Rupture/etiology;
Wounds, Nonpenetrating/*complications
- From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
2001;15(2):140-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
An isolated rupture of the posterior capsule that is caused by a blunt ocular trauma has been rarely reported and is usually detected incidentally during surgery for a complicated cataract. We found an isolated posterior capsule rupture on the third day after trauma in a 25-year-old man who was admitted for the treatment of traumatic hyphema and we performed a phacoemusification and anterior vitrectomy with PC-IOL, implantation because of the traumatic cataract which had progressed after the injury. The PC-IOL was implanted safely into the capsular bag without severe enlargement of the posterior capsular rupture. The break seems to function as a capsulotomy which provides a clear visual axis. We report this case with a review of the literatures.
