Capsular delamination or true exfoliation of the lens is a relatively rare disorder
and describes a condition in which there is a thin, fluttering capsular membrane on
the anterior surface of the lens. Slit-lamp microscopy of an 81-year-old man shows
localized superior iridoschisis and dense cataract with a circular scrolled leaf of
the anterior capsule floating in the anterior chamber (Fig. 1A). The intraocular pressure
was 23 mm Hg. Anterior segment image of swept-source optical coherence tomography
clearly shows the splitting of the superficial lamella with an attached floating flap
waving in the anterior chamber (Fig. 1B).
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Publication History
Published online: April 01, 2020
Accepted:
December 9,
2019
Received:
December 1,
2019
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