Table of Contents

Anatomy of the Crystalline Lens.- Anatomy of the Vitreous.- Incidence, Magnitude and Significance of the Problem.- Posterior Capsular Rents – Predisposing Factors.- Management Strategies for Cataracts with Pre-existing PCR.- How to Reduce the Incidence of Posterior Capsular Rupture – Surgical Pearls.- Posterior Capsular Rupture during the Phaco Learning Curve – Tips on How to Reduce the Incidence.- Posterior Capsular Rent – Early Diagnosis.- Posterior Capsular Rupture – Various Case Scenarios.-Management of Vitreous Disturbance and Basic Principles of Anterior Vitrectomy.- Staining of the Vitreous/Enhancing Visibility of Vitreous.-Bimanual Vitrectomy from Limbus.- Bimanual pars plana Anterior Vitrectomy.- Posterior Assisted Levitation (PAL).- IOL Options in the Presence of Posterior Capsular Rent.- ACIOL.- Iris Claw IOLs.-Sutured Scleral Fixated IOLs.- Unsutured Scleral Fixated IOLs.- Glued IOLs.- Management of Retained Lens Matter in the Postoperative Period.- Posterior Capsular Rent – Sequelae.- Postoperative Management of an Eye that has Suffered a Posterior Capsular Rupture.

About the Author

Dr. Arup Chakrabarti, MS, Chief Cataract and Glaucoma Services, Chakrabarti Eye Care Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India