• J Chin Med Assoc · Jul 2022

    Late capsular blockage syndrome: Clinical and anterior segment optical coherence tomography characteristics.

    • Hsin-Yu Yang, Sui-Ching Kao, Chieh-Chih Tsai, and Wei-Kuang Yu.
    • Taipei Veterans General Hospital Yuanshan and Suao Branch, Yilan, Taiwan, ROC.
    • J Chin Med Assoc. 2022 Jul 1; 85 (7): 799803799-803.

    BackgroundLate capsular blockage syndrome (CBS) is a rare phenomenon which is found after cataract surgery. The mechanism, anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) presentation, and clinical characteristics are not well studied.MethodsWe studied patients who developed late CBS in Taipei Veterans General Hospital from 2012 to 2019. Age, sex, systemic disease, ocular disease, interval between cataract surgery and CBS, axial length, type of intraocular lens implanted, grading of posterior capsular opacity, refraction, visual acuity, and anterior segment OCT findings were documented. Patients are categorized into two groups according to anterior segment OCT findings. All patients underwent Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy and were prescribed a low-dose topical steroid for 7 days. Postcapsulotomy refraction and visual acuity were recorded. All the clinical data were compared in the two groups.ResultsThis study included 18 eyes with late CBS. Patients' median age was 80 (range, 54-92) years. The mean duration between cataract surgery and CBS diagnosis was 80.28 (range 15-136) months. According to anterior segment OCT findings, we subcategorized the patients into two groups: gravel appearance (n = 7) and milky (n = 11) appearance. After laser capsulotomy, mean visual acuity improved 0.18 ± 0.10 on the LogMAR. A significant myopic shift in refraction after laser capsulotomy was noted in the gravel appearance group compared to the milky appearance group ( p = 0.027). No patient developed complications or needed further treatment for CBS during the median follow-up of 14.5 months (range 1-84 months).ConclusionHigh-resolution anterior segment OCT is useful for analyzing patients with late CBS. Our study implies that the two types of CBS presentation indicate different causes of late CBS formation, as well as distinct clinical presentation and postlaser capsulotomy refractive outcome. In addition, YAG laser capsulotomy is a safe late CBS treatment modality.Copyright © 2022, the Chinese Medical Association.

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