Claire Kiernan, MD » Anterior capsular opacity

Feb 8 2018 by Claire Kiernan, MD

Slit lamp photograph of a 39-year-old female following uncomplicated cataract surgery shown here with dense fibrinous changes of the anterior capsule. This patient underwent Nd:YAG laser anterior capsulotomy with clearing of her visual axis.

Photographer: Steve Crow, University of Tennessee Hamilton Eye Institute, Memphis, TN

Condition/keywords: anterior capsule opacification, cataract extraction, cataract surgery