Management of Traumatic Cataract with Posterior Capsular Rupture: A Case Report and In Vitro Model Study

Purpose. To investigate the optimal strategy for surgical management of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture. Methods. We describe four cases of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture and an in vitro model built to evaluate the optimal infusion pressure during surgery. Resu...

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Main Authors: Wenjuan Wan, Ke Hu, Yan Ji, Can Li
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4230657
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description Purpose. To investigate the optimal strategy for surgical management of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture. Methods. We describe four cases of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture and an in vitro model built to evaluate the optimal infusion pressure during surgery. Results. All patients underwent cataract surgery. By using an anterior chamber maintainer to elevate infusion pressure, we safely performed cataract extraction without phacoemulsification. At 3 days after surgery, visual acuity was greater than 20/25 in all patients, without any complications. Phacoemulsification would also be feasible under anterior chamber maintainer infusion in a similar case of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture during intravitreal injection. In addition, an in vitro model that we established using pig’s eyes revealed that the anterior chamber remained stable when the height of infusion bottle was 50–90 mmHg, whereas shallowing of the anterior chamber occurred when the height of infusion bottle was reduced to 40 mmHg, and corneal edema occurred when the height of infusion bottle was raised to 100 mmHg. Conclusions. During management of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture, using an anterior chamber maintainer to maintain optimal infusion pressure may reduce the risk of anterior hyaloid membrane breakup and vitreous loss.
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spelling doaj-art-dca28324978e4fdb88ec37300209bb2b2025-08-20T03:23:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302017-01-01201710.1155/2017/42306574230657Management of Traumatic Cataract with Posterior Capsular Rupture: A Case Report and In Vitro Model StudyWenjuan Wan0Ke Hu1Yan Ji2Can Li3The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing 400016, ChinaThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing 400016, ChinaThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing 400016, ChinaThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing 400016, ChinaPurpose. To investigate the optimal strategy for surgical management of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture. Methods. We describe four cases of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture and an in vitro model built to evaluate the optimal infusion pressure during surgery. Results. All patients underwent cataract surgery. By using an anterior chamber maintainer to elevate infusion pressure, we safely performed cataract extraction without phacoemulsification. At 3 days after surgery, visual acuity was greater than 20/25 in all patients, without any complications. Phacoemulsification would also be feasible under anterior chamber maintainer infusion in a similar case of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture during intravitreal injection. In addition, an in vitro model that we established using pig’s eyes revealed that the anterior chamber remained stable when the height of infusion bottle was 50–90 mmHg, whereas shallowing of the anterior chamber occurred when the height of infusion bottle was reduced to 40 mmHg, and corneal edema occurred when the height of infusion bottle was raised to 100 mmHg. Conclusions. During management of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture, using an anterior chamber maintainer to maintain optimal infusion pressure may reduce the risk of anterior hyaloid membrane breakup and vitreous loss.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4230657
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title Management of Traumatic Cataract with Posterior Capsular Rupture: A Case Report and In Vitro Model Study
title_full Management of Traumatic Cataract with Posterior Capsular Rupture: A Case Report and In Vitro Model Study
title_fullStr Management of Traumatic Cataract with Posterior Capsular Rupture: A Case Report and In Vitro Model Study
title_full_unstemmed Management of Traumatic Cataract with Posterior Capsular Rupture: A Case Report and In Vitro Model Study
title_short Management of Traumatic Cataract with Posterior Capsular Rupture: A Case Report and In Vitro Model Study
title_sort management of traumatic cataract with posterior capsular rupture a case report and in vitro model study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4230657
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