TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of 2 techniques for managing posterior polar cataracts
T2 - Traditional phacoemulsification versus femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery
AU - Alder, Brian D.
AU - Donaldson, Kendall
PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - We report 2 patients with bilateral, visually significant posterior polar cataracts who had traditional phacoemulsification in 1 eye and femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in the fellow eye. In both cases, the eye that had femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery developed a posterior capsule rupture during lens removal; in 1 eye, there were also retained nuclear fragments. Although visual outcome was excellent in both eyes of both patients, it appears that traditional phacoemulsification with extensive hydrodelineation is the preferable treatment method for posterior polar cataracts. Financial Disclosure Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
AB - We report 2 patients with bilateral, visually significant posterior polar cataracts who had traditional phacoemulsification in 1 eye and femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in the fellow eye. In both cases, the eye that had femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery developed a posterior capsule rupture during lens removal; in 1 eye, there were also retained nuclear fragments. Although visual outcome was excellent in both eyes of both patients, it appears that traditional phacoemulsification with extensive hydrodelineation is the preferable treatment method for posterior polar cataracts. Financial Disclosure Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcrs.2014.09.030
DO - 10.1016/j.jcrs.2014.09.030
M3 - Article
C2 - 25450246
AN - SCOPUS:84925368796
VL - 40
SP - 2148
EP - 2151
JO - Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
JF - Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
SN - 0886-3350
IS - 12
ER -