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An anomalous foveal OCT-sign after posterior capsule rupture in cataract surgery: Complicated cataract surgery maculopathy.

Pietro Maria TalliEmilio PedrottiRiccardo SacconiCristina MonterossoLuigi Caretti
Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2020)
All over the world, more than 9.5 million cataract surgeries are completed each year.1 During surgery, many intraoperative complications could occur, and capsule rupture with vitreous loss is a frequent event. Phacoemulsification in presence of a wide posterior capsule rupture and vitreo-macular adhesion could induce a typical modification of the foveal structure and a permanent visual impairment.
Keyphrases
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  • optical coherence tomography
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