Can preoperative anterior segment optical coherence tomography predict posterior capsule rupture during phacoemulsification in patients with posterior polar cataract?

To determine whether preoperative assessment of posterior capsule integrity using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) can predict posterior capsule dehiscence in patients with posterior polar cataract having phacoemulsification.

Source: Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery - September 18, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Gurudatha Pavan Kumar, Palaniswamy Krishnamurthy, Manas Nath, Prabu Baskaran, Muralikrishnan Janani, Rengaraj Venkatesh Tags: Article Source Type: research