Groessl S A, Anderson C J
University of Wisconsin, Department of Ophthalmology, Madison 53792-3220, USA.
J Cataract Refract Surg. 1998 Aug;24(8):1164-5. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(98)80114-4.
Weill-Marchesani patients with cataractous lenses may presnet a surgical challenge in the presence of zonular weakness and microsherophakia. A 52-year-old Weill-Marchesani patient developed zonular dehiscence during capsule contraction after cataract extraction in her right eye. Use of a poly(methyl methacrylate) capsular tension ring in the second eye facilitated lens removal and intraocular lens placement. Postoperative results suggest the capsular tension ring provides long-term zonular stabilization by maintaining an internal force against the capsule.
