Open AccessPars Plana Posterior Capsulotomy in a Patient With a Telescope Prosthesis for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Author(s) -
Michael Singer,
Mario R. del Cid,
Christopher R. Stelton,
Terry Boord
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
archives of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3601
pISSN - 0003-9950
DOI - 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.156
Subject(s) - pars plana , capsulotomy , vitrectomy , posterior capsulotomy , medicine , ophthalmology , macular degeneration , prosthesis , visual acuity , ocular prosthesis , surgery , intraocular lens
To demonstrate a surgical technique for visualization and removal of visually significant posterior capsule opacification (PCO) in a patient with a telescope prosthesis for end-stage age-related macular degeneration, in what is to our knowledge the first reported case of visually significant PCO associated with the use of this device.