This case report illustrates posterior capsular opacification seen through a slit lamp, highlighting its characteristic appearance.
Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) or secondary cataract is the most common postoperative complication of cataract extraction, which is most commonly encountered in the day-to-day outpatient department. This image shows a beautiful picture of PCO (spider in the web-like appearance) captured with a slit lamp under retro-illumination with 12X magnification [Fig. 1].Figure 1: Posterior capsular opacification appearance of spider in webAuthor’s contributions Concept: Dr Rakesh Chandra Rout. Design: Mr Debasis Mahato. Definition of intellectual content: Dr Rakesh Chandra Rout. Literature Search: Mr Anup Kumar Sah. Clinical Studies: Not applicable (NA). Experimental studies: Not applicable (NA). Data acquisition: Not applicable (NA). Data analysis: Not applicable (NA). Statistical analysis: Not applicable (NA). Manuscript Preparation: Mr Anup Kumar Sah. Manuscript Editing: Mr Anup Kumar Sah. Manuscript Review: Dr Rakesh Chandra Rout, Mr. Anup Kumar Sah and Mr. Debasis Mahato. Declaration of patient consent The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form, the patient has given consent for images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patient understands that their name and initials will not be published and that due efforts will be made to conceal the patient’s identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed. Financial support and sponsorship: Nil. Conflicts of interest: There are no conflicts of interest.
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