
|Articles|December 15, 2002
Posterior polar cataract presents management challenge
Posterior polar cataracts represent one of the more challenging cases for cataract surgeons. The difficulty with these cataracts stems from a frank defect or abnormal attenuation in the posterior capsule in the region of the polar cataract and an increased risk of posterior capsule rupture at any stage of the lens extraction procedure.
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