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Double-ring and double-layer sign of the anterior lens capsule during cataract surgery
1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan.
Background:
Splitting of the lens capsule with a double-ring contour during continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis has not often been reported.
Case:
An 86-year-old woman underwent phacoemulsification cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation in the right eye. Preoperatively, the anterior lens capsule appeared normal.
Observations:
A double-ring sign was observed during capsulorrhexis. During intraocular lens implantation, the capsule developed radial tears, and a double layer of the capsule was noted. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful.
Conclusions:
The findings in our patient may be uncommon and may differ from but resemble true exfoliation.