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Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens in Posterior Capsular Rent

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Although posterior capsular rupture is a rare intraoperative complication of modern “closed technique” phacoemulsification, sometimes [1, 2] it still happens.

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    Zsolt Biro MD, DSc

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Biro, Z. (2017). Anterior Chamber Intraocular Lens in Posterior Capsular Rent. In: Chakrabarti, A. (eds) Posterior Capsular Rent. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3586-6_21

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