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The optic capture describes a capsular fixation technique performed in pediatric cataract surgery and placed in intraocular lens (IOL) complication and management. Especially the anterior optic capture is performed while a dislocated IOL sits preoperatively behind the capsule in the anterior vitreous.
Indication
The indication for an optic capture is given in pediatric patients to reduce posterior capsular opacification and rotationally stable of the IOL. Another indication is given in subluxed intraocular lenses to reposition. The position of the intraocular lens preoperatively affects the decision to proceed with anterior or posterior optic capture.
Contraindication
In the absence of a good anterior capsule shelf and no major zonular defects, a capsular fixation technique is not feasible.
Techniques and Principles
The optic sits anterior to the capsulorhexis and the haptics behind the capsule. Inversely the haptics lie in the...
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References
Kohnen T, Koch DD (2009) Cataract and refractive surgery, progress III. Springer, Berlin
Wilson E, Trivedi R, Pandey S (2005) Pediatric cataract surgery. Lippincot Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia
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Keintzel, M., Kohnen, T. (2012). Anterior Optic Capture. In: Schmidt-Erfurth, U., Kohnen, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35951-4_452-4
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