Film 82666: Dead Bag Syndrome: Why You Just Can't Place a Lens in the Bag | ASCRS
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Film 82666: Dead Bag Syndrome: Why You Just Can't Place a Lens in the Bag
April 2022
Meeting: 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting
Presenting Author: Austin Nakatsuka, MD, ABO
Category: Cataract/Implant Surgery
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A patient presented with a dislocated lens in an acellular capsular bag, completely devoid of capsular scar tissue. The posterior capsule was noted to be wrinkled and diaphanous in appearance, with an almost gossamer-like quality. A three-piece intraocular lens in the sulcus with optic capture was achieved. This represents a classic case of dead-bag syndrome, a rare cause of late lens dislocation.

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