Late Onset Capsular Block Syndrome in a Diabetic Patient: Case Report.

ABSTRACT

We report a case of capsular block syndrome in a diabetic patient who had undergone phacoemulsification after circular capsulorhexis and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in the left eye. Five years later, the posterior capsule had vaulted far posteriorly, the capsular opening was apparently sealed by the lens optic, and fluid had accumulated between the posterior capsule and the IOL. The retrolental fluid was emptied from the capsular bag posteriorly into the vitreous using a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser capsulotomy, and the distended capsule lieved.