Abstract:Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics of patients with capsular contraction syndrome (CCS) after cataract phacoemulsification, and the clinical efficacy of Nd∶YAG laser treatment; to provide a reference for the prevention and treatment of post-cataract complications. Methods: In this retrospective case-control study, the relevant clinical data from 23 patients (25 eyes) with symptomatic CCS after cataract phacoemulsification were collected in patients who were admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology, Cangnan Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University from January 2017 to June 2019 and who were treated with Nd∶YAG laser. The clinical characteristics and influencing factors of patients with capsular contraction syndrome were summarized and the effect of Nd∶YAG laser treatment was studied.All cases were followed up for 6 months or more, and the data were tested by a paired design symbol rank sum test. Results: All 23 patients with CCS complained that their visual acuity decreased than discharge. Their circular capsulorhexis was reduced and eccentric. Anterior capsule hyperplasia was evident, and the width of the annular hyperplasia fiber ring was >2 mm. After mydriasis, 19 eyes had an IOL decentration, 3 eyes had IOL tilt, and 1 eye had an IOL held in the capsular sac. These conditions occurred in 13 eyes 3 to 5 weeks after phacoemulsification, accounting for 52%. The patients' underlying disease was an important influencing factor for concurrent CCS. Visual acuity did not improve in 3 patients with a tilted IOL (2 patients with retinitis pigmentosa and 1 elderly patient with dislocation due to lax ligament relaxation) and 1 patient with an IOL holder. Subjective symptoms disappeared after treatment in those patients who complained of glare or monocular diplopia before treatment. After Nd∶YAG laser anterior capsulotomy, the anterior capsular contraction ring was opened, and the capsular contraction was relieved. There was no intraocular lens deviation or dislocation during the follow-up period, and no serious complications. Conclusions: Nd∶YAG laser treatment of CCS is reliable, simple and safe.
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