Fig. 1. A. Intraocular lens (IOL) implanted in the capsular bag after a primary posterior capsulotomy and anterior vitrectomy through the limbal incision. B. Anterior vitrectomy and posterior capsulotomy being performed through a pars plana incision after implanting an IOL into the capsular bag through a limbal incision. C. IOL optic prolapsed through a primary posterior capsulotomy. The haptics remain in the capsular bag. The hyaloid face has been left intact. D. IOL implanted in the capsular bag after a primary posterior capsulorhexis. The hyaloid face has been left intact. E. Lensectomy and anterior vitrectomy being performed after implanting IOL in the ciliary sulcus. F. YAG laser posterior capsulotomy being performed as a secondary procedure after implanting an IOL in the capsular bag. (Lambert SR, Drack AV: Infantile cataracts. Surv Ophthalmol 40:427–458, 1996.) |