Relaxing the fibrosed capsulorhexis rim to correct induced hyperopia after phacoemulsification
- 1 March 1995
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 21 (2), 228-229
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(13)80516-0
Abstract
I present two cases in which hyperopia occurred after phacoemulsification through a capsulorhexis. In both eyes, the anterior capsule rim had become fibrosed and contracted. The patients were successfully treated with YAG laser relaxing incisions.Keywords
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