DESCRIPTION A 38-year-old man was struck by a branch in the right eye while riding a quad bike between trees. In the emergency department he was documented to have a seemingly intact globe, but with a linear corneal laceration and a small hyphaemapresumablysecondarytoblunttrauma(figure1). There was no evidence of aqueous leakage after the application of fluorescein and the anterior chamber was ...

INTRODUCTION The use of posterior capsular plication to decrease capsular volume and reduce capsular laxity for treatment for posterior instability, multidirectional instability, or as an additional technique in the treatment of anterior instability is common. Although it is well known that capsular stitches hold well in the labrum and anterior capsule, the posterior capsule is thinner, less ro...

RATIONALE Little is known about optic radiation (OR) injury following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In the current study, we report on a patient who showed a visual field defect and injury of the OR following aneurysmal SAH, using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS At 4 weeks from onset, when a 62-year old female started rehabilitation, she complained of a visua...

The addition of edetic acid (EDTA) or trypsin to the infusion during a simulated extracapsular cataract extraction on cadaver eyes facilitates the removal of lens epithelial cells from the anterior capsule. Modification of the chemical composition of infusions used during extracapsular surgery may maximise lens epithelial cell removal and hence reduce the incidence of opacification of the poste...

(1) Background: We investigated the behavior of gas inside a lens and its influence on capsule, which may cause complications by irradiation with femtosecond laser cataract surgery device. (2) Methods: The crystalline lenses 6-month-old porcine cadaver eyes were observed during irradiation. An intraocular endoscope in vitreous cavity was used to measure posterior capsule position. Optical coher...

Arthroscopic treatment of arthrofibrosis of the knee is a technically challenging procedure. Capsular distention with fluid before arthroscopy results in easier and safer insertion of arthroscopic instruments with improved arthroscopic visualization. In addition, it stretches the entire capsule, including the difficult to access posterior capsule. This report describes a simple technique for ca...

BACKGROUND It is not clear whether the anterior capsule should be repaired to the coracoid process or to the native glenoid during the modified Latarjet procedure. We investigated joint stability and range of motion of the shoulder after the modified Latarjet procedure with both of these methods of capsular repair. METHODS Eighteen fresh-frozen cadaveric shoulders were used. After a Bankart l...

Twenty-six ankles of 23 patients with seropositive or negative arthritis and 24 ankles of 12 cadavers as a control group were studied by contrast synoviography. The main features in the patients were capsule enlargement, hypertrophic synovitis, and connections to tendon sheaths and to the posterior subtalar joint. None of the controls showed capsule distension or irregular outline of the joint ...

The cause of dislocation of an intraocular lens is a direct blow or jerk, and dislocation may complicate both iris-supported and capsule-supported lenses. In capsule-supported lenses the implant dislocates towards the anterior chamber but in iris-supported lenses the dislocation is posterior. A technique for removal of a posterity dislocated lens is described.