A case of late-onset capsular block syndrome and its surgical treatment.

Arq Bras Oftalmol

Department of Ophthalmology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Published: December 2019

Capsular block syndrome is a rare complication of phacoemulsification surgery with continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis and intraocular lens implantation. Here, we report a case of very late-onset capsular block syndrome that developed 13 years after cataract extraction and present the surgical approach used for its successful treatment.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.20190030DOI Listing

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