%0 Journal Article
%T Lens Capsule Violation During Anterior Chamber Paracentesis in Pneumatic Retinopexy
%A Andrew Schimel
%A Harry W. Flynn
%A Nicolas A. Yannuzzi
%A Nidhi Relhan
%J Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases
%@ 2474-1272
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/2474126418764969
%X This is a report of a 45-year-old woman treated with pneumatic retinopexy for a macula-sparing retinal detachment. During the procedure, an anterior chamber paracentesis was performed, and the anterior lens capsule was punctured leaving a focal, peripheral cataract. The patient was observed for 2 years without progression of cataract or signs of ocular inflammation
%K pneumatic retinopexy
%K rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
%K anterior chamber paracentesis
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2474126418764969