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Laurence S. Braude, MD
Highland Park, Ill

Deepak P. Edward, MD
Chicago, Ill

Arch Ophthalmol. 1995;113(6):705-706.

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True splitting (delamination) of the anterior lens capsule has been documented in glass blowers¹ and patients who were not exposed to infrared irradiation.^2,3 Partial splitting of the anterior lens capsule, giving a "double-ring" sign during continuous curvilinear anterior capsulorhexis, is documented herein for the first time.

Report of a Case.

An 86-year-old healthy woman underwent an uncomplicated, no-stitch, phacoemulsification cataract extraction of the left eye with implantation of a foldable silicone lens. During the initial anterior capsule puncture and raising of a flap at the 3-o'clock position with a 90° bent-tip 25-gauge needle, a line was noted parallel and peripheral to the edge of the capsulorhexis. The same needle was used to complete the continuous-tear curvilinear capsulorhexis for 360°, with the "double ring" evident for the full 360°. It was possible to guide the outer ring closer to the inner-ring margin of the capsulorhexis at the 9-o'clock position, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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