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Regression of Elschnig Pearls on the Posterior Capsule in a Pseudophakic Eye
Arch Ophthalmol. 2002;120:397-398.
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Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) following cataract surgery is
the manifestation of the migration and proliferation of lens epithelial cells
on the posterior capsule. When PCO encroaches onto the visual axis, it causes
light scatter and deterioration of vision. This condition is usually treated
by a posterior capsulotomy with a Nd:YAG laser. There is a rare case, however,
of a patient who had spontaneous regression of PCO from Elschnig pearl proliferation,
with improvement of visual acuity.1 We report
a similar case of spontaneous Elschnig pearl regression taking place throughout
3 years.
Report of a Case
In November 1997, a 75-year-old man visited us with blurred vision in
his right eye, 3 years after cataract surgery. Cataract surgery was performed
by a local physician in 1994, and the details of the operation were unknown.
He had been treated with oral medication for hypertension and arrhythmia.
Other medical history was unremarkable.
On examination, a single-piece polymethylmethacrylate intraocular . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Comment
Corresponding author and reprints: Tetsuro Oshika, MD, Department
of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-8655, Japan (e-mail: oshika-tky@umin.ac.jp).
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