Morgagnian Cataract with Femtolaser Assisted Surgical Complication

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This hyperopic, sick eye with Morgagnian cataract, despite adjustment of femtolaser parameters of energy and fit, suffered a grossly incomplete capsulotomy. Because of lens milk clouding the view of anterior segment landmarks and spontaneous bleeding from the iris root associated with occult neovascularization a conversion to extracapsular technique was used to remove the nucleus. Ultimately the capsular remnants were removed, a limbal anterior vitrectomy was performed and the small eye left aphakic due to poor visual prognosis.

Posted: 7/23/2015

Morgagnian Cataract with Femtolaser Assisted Surgical Complication

This hyperopic, sick eye with Morgagnian cataract, despite adjustment of femtolaser parameters of energy and fit, suffered a grossly incomplete capsulotomy. Because of lens milk clouding the view of anterior segment landmarks and spontaneous bleeding from the iris root associated with occult neovascularization a conversion to extracapsular technique was used to remove the nucleus. Ultimately the capsular remnants were removed, a limbal anterior vitrectomy was performed and the small eye left aphakic due to poor visual prognosis.

Posted: 7/23/2015

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