Cataract Surgery after PPV with Compromised Posterior Capsule

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John Kanellopoulos, MD, presents the challenging case in a previously vitrectomized eye. During surgery for an acute retina detachment, the posterior capsule was knicked with the vitrector resulting in a big posterior capsule rent. In this video, Dr. Kanellopoulos demonstrates his strategy for cataract removal.

Posted: 7/10/2013

Cataract Surgery after PPV with Compromised Posterior Capsule

John Kanellopoulos, MD, presents the challenging case in a previously vitrectomized eye. During surgery for an acute retina detachment, the posterior capsule was knicked with the vitrector resulting in a big posterior capsule rent. In this video, Dr. Kanellopoulos demonstrates his strategy for cataract removal.

Posted: 7/10/2013

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Prasert Chiaprasert

12 years ago

Not every cases can do like this. The other choice is IOL Scaffold Technic by Soosan Jacob

Mehdi Ghajarnia

12 years ago

Dr. K very nice video and case but there is no logical techniques in avoiding nuclear and cortical drop and seems like you treated it as a normal case despite the capsular compromise. The only difference was the choice of lens. Lucky case but could certainly have dropped a lot more posteriorly and extended the capsular tear more with our fluidics.

ari weitzner

12 years ago

agree, dr ghajar. with posterior capsule open, i would have very aggressively put viscoat over the capsule and elevated nuclear frags into ac, and then slow aspiration as much as possible. otherwise, great risk in losing the nucleus.

ari weitzner

12 years ago

error was not filling the ac before removing irrigator- this allowed for the small piece of cortex to fall into vitreus, and also exposed risk of vitreous prolapse. thanks for posting!