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Posterior capsular rent (PCR) during cataract extraction is an undesirable event every surgeon dreads. A breach in the barrier between the anterior and posterior segments places the eye at an increased risk of posterior segment complications such as retinal detachment, endophthalmitis, and cystoid macular edema [1–6]. Besides, the surgeon is faced with additional concerns, which include early recognition of the rupture and vitreous prolapse, carrying out the surgery in a closed chamber, avoiding vitreous prolapse, avoiding high fluid turbulence and aspiration forces, and dealing with the nuclear fragments.
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Vasavada, A.R., Vasavada, V. (2017). Management of Posterior Capsule Rent: Various Case Scenarios. In: Chakrabarti, A. (eds) Posterior Capsular Rent. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3586-6_12
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