A capsulotomia descontínua durante a facoemulsificação / Discontinuous capsulotomy during phacoemulsification

OBJETIVO: Descrever a prevalência, localização e causas da capsulotomia descontínua durante a cirurgia de catarata por facoemulsificação. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo, consecutivo, não comparativo de 971 cirurgias de catarata com capsulotomia descontínua no per-cirúrgico entre janeiro de 2009 a junho de 2010. RESULTADOS: Observou-se uma prevalência de 0,02 por cento e a descontinuação da cápsula ocorreu em 100 por cento das vezes durante o tratamento do núcleo. Em 58.33 por cento dos olhos o implante foi realizado no saco capsular e em 41.67 por cento no sulco ciliar. A AV > 20/30 em 100 por cento dos olhos. CONCLUSÃO: apesar de ser uma intercorrência pouco frequente, pode comprometer o resultado final.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence, location and causes of discontinuous capsulotomy during phacoemulsification cataract surgery. METHODS: Retrospective, consecutive, non-comparative study of 971 cataract surgeries - with discontinuous capsulotomy during surgery - performed from January 2009 to June 2010. RESULTS: it was observed a prevalence of 0.02 percent and capsule discontinuation occurring 100 percent of the time during the treatment of the nucleus. In 58.33 percent of the eyes the implant was done in the capsular bag and in 41.67 percent in the ciliary sulcus. VA > 20/30 in 100 percent of the eyes. CONCLUSION: despite the fact that it is a not too frequent event, it may compromise the final result.

Completing phaco following anterior capsular tear

A primary tear-out of the capsulorrhexis or a later anterior capsule tear occurs in less than 1% of phacoemulsification procedures [Marques et al., 2006]. It is a relatively uncommon complication but a hazardous and important one, although comparatively little has been published on its management. With the nucleus still in the bag at this stage, the surgeon is faced with the sizeable challenge of completing surgery without propagating a wrap-around tear to the posterior capsule. These are perilous conditions to face, but by using the right techniques the surgeon can still prevail. There is a clear set of principles that are based on self-knowledge of the surgeon's own skills and experience, combined with their understanding of how to control the forces acting on the tear and the tolerances of the capsular bag to surgical manipulation. Applying these principles in practice has enabled the development of a range of techniques now available to safely remove the nucleus under these challenging conditions. However, by far the most important principle of all is that if in doubt, not to proceed

Scheimpflug imaging of pediatric posterior capsule rupture.

We report a case of an 11-year-old boy who presented two days after blunt trauma to the left eye with a slingshot. On examination his best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/400 in the left eye. Slit-lamp examination of the left eye revealed a Vossius ring, traumatic cataract, traumatic posterior capsule tear (PCT). The contour of the posterior capsule bulge corresponded to the edges of the PCT. Rotating Scheimpflug imaging (Pentacam 70700:Oculus, Wetzlar Germany) confirmed the traumatic cataract in the region of the PCT visualized as increased lens density at the cortex-vitreous interface. The extent of the PCT in the greatest and least dimensions was documented before and after intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Intra-operatively, the PCT was evident and phaco-emulsification with an IOL implant was performed. Postoperatively, his BCVA improved to 20/20 in the left eye with a well-centered in-the-bag IOL as found on slit-lamp and Scheimpflug images.

Yemeni experience with phacoemulsification

To evaluate the first experience of phacoemulsification in Yemen from 2000-2007 regarding the visual results, and complications. Two hundred and fifty-eight eyes of 182 adult patients with significant cataract were included during the last 96 months. All eyes underwent phacoemulsification with implantation of intraocular lenses. The results were recorded and statistically analyzed. The male:female ratio was 1:1, with an average age of 52 years. Phacoemulsification was carried out by scleral approach in 14 eyes, and by clear corneal approach in 244 eyes. A visual acuity of >/= 6/18 was achieved in 85.3%, and the most common serious complication was intraoperative posterior capsule rupture, which was reported in approximately 10.1%. The results of phacoemulsification are very impressive, and the most common intraoperative complication was ruptured posterior capsule

Extração da catarata pela técnica de facoemulsificação em pacientes com uveíte / Cataract extraction using the phacoemulsification technique in patients with uveitis

OBJETIVO: Descrever os resultados da cirurgia de catarata pela técnica de facoemulsificação em pacientes com uveíte. MÉTODOS: Foi realizado estudo retrospectivo pela análise de prontuários de 189 pacientes (242 olhos) com uveíte que foram submetidos a cirurgia de catarata pela técnica de facoemulsificação no Setor de Uveítes e Imunologia Ocular do Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canadá. Os dados foram coletados em fichas protocoladas com informações sobre sexo, idade, classificação da uveíte, descrição cirúrgica e exames pré e pós-operatórios. Os exames pré e pós-operatórios continham informações sobre a data do exame, a melhor acuidade visual corrigida, o exame biomicroscópico, a pressão intra-ocular, os procedimentos realizados e o tratamento em uso. RESULTADOS: A média de acompanhamento pós-operatório foi de 46,8 ± 31,2 meses. A média da acuidade visual pré-operatória encontrada foi de 20/100 e a média de acuidade visual pós-operatória encontrada foi de 20/40. Encontramos 145 olhos (59,5 por cento) com acuidade visual melhor ou igual a 20/40 e 26 olhos com piora da acuidade visual. A complicação per-operatória mais encontrada foi a ruptura de cápsula posterior com perda vítrea observada em 7 olhos (3 por cento do total de olhos). A recorrência da uveíte foi a complicação pós-operatória mais freqüente, sendo observada em 73 olhos (30,16 por cento). Outras complicações pós-operatórias observadas foram a atrofia iriana (28,51 por cento), hipertensão intra-ocular (28,09 por cento), membrana epirretiniana (26,44 por cento), opacidade de cápsula posterior (19 por cento), edema macular cistóide (13,63 por cento), hipotonia ocular (12,80 por cento), atrofia do disco óptico (8,67 por cento) e sinéquias posteriores (6,61 por cento). CONCLUSÕES: A cirurgia de catarata pela técnica de facoemulsificação é considerada segura e eficaz em pacientes com uveíte. Observamos um bom prognóstico visual no período...

PURPOSE: To report outcomes of cataract extraction by phacoemulsification in patients with uveitis. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 189 patients (242 eyes) with uveitis who underwent cataract extraction by phacoemulsification at the Uveitis and Ocular Immunology Unit of McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. RESULTS: Average follow-up was 46 ± 31.2 months. Average preoperative visual acuity was 20/100 and average postoperative visual acuity was 20/40. Hundred and forty-six eyes (59.9 percent) attained visual acuity better than 20/40. Visual loss occurred in 26 eyes. The most common peroperative complication was posterior capsule rupture with vitreous loss seen in 7 eyes (3 percent). Recurrence of uveitis was the most common postoperative complication seen in 73 eyes (30.16 percent). Other postoperative complications included iris atrophy (28.51 percent), ocular hypertension (28.09 percent), epiretinal membrane (26.44 percent), posterior capsule opacification (19 percent), cystoid macular edema (13.63 percent), ocular hypotony (12.80 percent), optic disc atrophy (8.67 percent) and posterior synechiae (6.61 percent). CONCLUSIONS: Cataract extraction by phacoemulsification is safe in patients with uveitis. Successful visual results are observed in long-term follow-up despite the prevalence of recurrence of uveitis, posterior capsule opacification and macular abnormalities. To the best of our knowledge this is the largest series presented to date.

Inadvertent Ocular Perforation during Lid Anesthesia for Hordeolum Removal

PURPOSE: Ocular perforation during lid anesthesia is rarely reported. We describe here a case of inadvertent corneal perforation and traumatic cataract that occurred during lid anesthesia in a procedure for hordeolum removal. METHODS: A 33-year-old woman presented with a sudden visual loss of her left eye. She had undergone hordeolum removal the day before at a local clinic. On ophthalmologic examination, the cornea was perforated and the lens cortex was extruded into the anterior chamber. After cataract removal and IOL implantation, antibiotics were injected into the vitreous. RESULTS: Her final visual acuity of the left eye was 20/20. Postoperative specular microscopic examination revealed a normal-range endothelial cell count, coefficient of variation, and hexagonality despite the intracameral lidocaine injection. CONCLUSIONS: Anesthetic injection of an infected lid should be done with great caution. Although there are possibilities of corneal endothelial toxicity and endophthalmitis in case of intracameral lidocaine injection through the infected lid, yet proper management may save the patient's vision without complications.

Posterior capsular dehiscence following blunt injury causing delayed onset lens particle glaucoma.

A late onset lens-particle glaucoma secondary to trauma is reported. It was treated by cataract extraction and intraocular lens placement.

Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Pseudophakic and Aphakic Retinal Detachments

We retrospectively evaluated the clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of 20 pseudophakic retinal detachment (RD) patients (20 eyes) and 17 aphakic RD patients (17 eyes). Males were predominated in both groups. The time interval between cataract extraction and RD was 31 months on average in the pseudophakic group, 32 months with intact posterior capsule and 27 months with ruptured posterior capsule, and 148 months in the aphakic group. In 50% of cases with ruptured posterior capsule in the pseudophakic group, RD occurred within 1 year. The anatomic success rate was 95% in the pseudophakic group and 88% in the aphakic group. The most common cause of failure was the development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Visual acuities more than 20/40 after RD surgery were found in 13 pseudophakic (65%) and 6 aphakic (36%) eyes. Aphakic patients were more inclined to have silent RD than pseudophakic patients because of their poor visual acuity. Post-operative follow-up is required especially for the first 1 year in cases of damaged posterior capsule due to the high incidence of RD during this period.

A case of isolated posterior capsule rupture and traumatic cataract caused by blunt ocular trauma

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.

Esfoliação verdadeira (delaminação) bilateral da cápsula anterior do cristalino: relato de um caso / Bilateral true exfoliation (delamination) of the anterior capsule of the lens: report of a case

Objetivo: Relatar um caso de esfoliação verdadeira (delaminação) bilateral da cápsula anterior do cristalino, associada à catarata cortico-nuclear, em um indivíduo que exerceu a profissão de vidreiro durante trinta anos. Local: Clínica Oftalmológica da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Pernambuco e Laboratório de Patologia Dairton Miranda (Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais). Métodos: Descrição do caso clínico, apresentação de fotodocumentação da biomicroscopia do segmento anterior, e também do estudo anatomo-patológico que comprovou a hipótese diagnóstico. Resultados: O trabalho demonstra a comprovação histopatológica de um caso de esfoliação verdadeira da cápsula anterior do cristalino, em um paciente com exposição ocupacional, que poderia justificar a patologia. Conclusão: A esfoliação verdadeira (delaminação) da cápsula anterior do cristalino, embora seja uma entidade rara, deve entrar no diagnóstico diferencial das membranas flutuantes na câmara anterior aderidas à superfície anterior do cristalino, principalmente se houver uma história de exposição prolongada a altas temperaturas e/ou grande quantidade de radiação infravermelha.

Anterior capsular support for posterior chamber intraocular lenses following vitreous loss in endocapsular surgery.

We used anterior capsular support for posterior chamber intraocular lenses (PC IOLs) in fourteen eyes with large posterior capsular ruptures. An endocapsular technique preserved the anterior capsule and facilitated implantation. With a median follow up of 8.5 months, all patients had a visual acuity of 6/9 or better. One lens was lost in the vitreous and one patient had a clinically significant cystoid macular edema. In the event of a posterior capsular rupture we suggest this technique as an alternative to anterior chamber or scleral-fixated lenses.