Abstract
Introduction
This paper reports the first occurrence of a late internalized flange due to capsular contraction syndrome after undergoing the double-flanged surgical technique.
Case Description
A 32-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome underwent phacoemulsification using the double-flanged technique in both eyes. Two years postoperatively, a slit lamp examination revealed a capsular bag with anterior phimosis (capsular contraction syndrome) and the external flange internalized. The patient was submitted for a new surgery to re-fixate the capsular bag. The procedure was successfully accomplished. The intraocular lens was centered by the end of the procedure without areas of traction. The patient presented with best corrected visual acuity of 20/25 in both eyes postoperatively.
Conclusions
This paper recounts a successful re-approach of a late internalized double-flange two years after the first procedure in a patient that developed capsular contraction syndrome.
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