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    Posterior Capsule Break With Optic Capture

    By Lisa B. Arbisser, MD
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    Cataract/Anterior Segment

    Dr. Lisa Arbisser offers an approach for dealing with breaks in the posterior capsule during cataract surgery. The surgeon faces a tear that was too large to convert to a posterior capsulorhexis. She stabilizes situation with a dispersive viscoelastic to maintain the anterior chamber. She then places a three-piece lens in the ciliary sulcus and performs an optic capture to secure the haptics.