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Nd:YAG capsulotomy for the management of posterior capsular amyloidosis
PURPOSE: To describe the accumulation of amyloid in Berger's space. OBSERVATIONS: A 35-year-old man with autosomal-dominant, familial transthyretin-associated amyloidosis and bilateral vitreous opacities had a recurrence of amyloidosis following vitrectomy. The recurrent amyloid was attached to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6289944/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30560216 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.11.002 |
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author | Mansukhani, Sasha A. Pulido, Jose S. Khanna, Sunil S. |
author_facet | Mansukhani, Sasha A. Pulido, Jose S. Khanna, Sunil S. |
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description | PURPOSE: To describe the accumulation of amyloid in Berger's space. OBSERVATIONS: A 35-year-old man with autosomal-dominant, familial transthyretin-associated amyloidosis and bilateral vitreous opacities had a recurrence of amyloidosis following vitrectomy. The recurrent amyloid was attached to the posterior capsule of the lens. Phacoemulsification followed by neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) capsulotomy was helpful in restoring vision. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: Amyloid can reaccumulate in Berger's space, which is difficult to reach in phakic eyes during vitrectomy and can then cause decreased vision. Recognition of this interesting anatomic problem will allow for faster visual rehabilitation of the patient. |
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spelling | pubmed-62899442018-12-17 Nd:YAG capsulotomy for the management of posterior capsular amyloidosis Mansukhani, Sasha A. Pulido, Jose S. Khanna, Sunil S. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep Case report PURPOSE: To describe the accumulation of amyloid in Berger's space. OBSERVATIONS: A 35-year-old man with autosomal-dominant, familial transthyretin-associated amyloidosis and bilateral vitreous opacities had a recurrence of amyloidosis following vitrectomy. The recurrent amyloid was attached to the posterior capsule of the lens. Phacoemulsification followed by neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) capsulotomy was helpful in restoring vision. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: Amyloid can reaccumulate in Berger's space, which is difficult to reach in phakic eyes during vitrectomy and can then cause decreased vision. Recognition of this interesting anatomic problem will allow for faster visual rehabilitation of the patient. Elsevier 2018-11-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6289944/ /pubmed/30560216 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.11.002 Text en © 2018 Published by Elsevier Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case report Mansukhani, Sasha A. Pulido, Jose S. Khanna, Sunil S. Nd:YAG capsulotomy for the management of posterior capsular amyloidosis |
title | Nd:YAG capsulotomy for the management of posterior capsular amyloidosis |
title_full | Nd:YAG capsulotomy for the management of posterior capsular amyloidosis |
title_fullStr | Nd:YAG capsulotomy for the management of posterior capsular amyloidosis |
title_full_unstemmed | Nd:YAG capsulotomy for the management of posterior capsular amyloidosis |
title_short | Nd:YAG capsulotomy for the management of posterior capsular amyloidosis |
title_sort | nd:yag capsulotomy for the management of posterior capsular amyloidosis |
topic | Case report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6289944/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30560216 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.11.002 |
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