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2046: posterior capsulorhexis runs out

In this case presented here, the patient is quadriplegic and will have great difficulty sitting for a future YAG laser capsulotomy. Our guest surgeon decides to create a posterior capsulorhexis but then it runs out — all the way out to the capsular bag equator. Now what? How will he implant the single-piece acrylic IOL? He does a reverse optic capture. Click to learn more.

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