%0 Journal Article
%T Anterior segment optical coherence tomography for demonstrating posterior capsular rent in posterior polar cataract.
%A Kymionis GD
%A Diakonis VF
%A Liakopoulos DA
%A Tsoulnaras KI
%A Klados NE
%A Pallikaris IG
%J Clin Ophthalmol
%V 8
%N 0
%D 2014
%M 24453477
暂无%R 10.2147/OPTH.S55763
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To report the preoperative use of anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) for the determination of pre-existing posterior capsule defect in patients with posterior polar cataract.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Three patients presented with posterior polar cataract and were evaluated preoperatively using AS-OCT, revealing in one patient intact posterior capsule and in the other two a pre-existing posterior capsule defect not detectable by slit-lamp evaluation. All patients underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Intraoperatively, AS-OCT findings were confirmed after cataract surgery in all patients. No intra- or late postoperative complications were noted.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>AS-OCT could be an additional useful imaging modality in these patients, essential for surgical planning and patient consultation.