Capsular bag distension syndrome

Editor,—The advantages of continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis (CCC) for phacoemulsification cataract surgery are well known.1 We report a case of capsular bag distension syndrome, a complication of capsulorrhexis. ### CASE REPORT An 80-year-old female patient underwent uncomplicated phacoemulsification via a temporal corneal incision. A 23.0 dioptre foldable posterior chamber intraocular lens (Allergan SI30 NB, 6.00 mm biconvex silicone optic, 13.00 mm polypropylene modified C haptics with 10° posterior angulation) was inserted into the capsular bag following the injection of ProVisc (sodium hyaluronate 1%). Slit-lamp examination on the …