Femtosecond laser - Assisted cataract surgery in pediatric pyramidal anterior polar cataract

• Main Authors: Faris I. Karas, Andrea Arteaga, M. Soledad Cortina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
• Series: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
• Subjects: Pyramidal cataract; Anterior polar cataract; Femtosecond laser
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993619300404

Purpose: The purpose of this report is to describe the successful utilization of femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) in a rare case of pyramidal anterior polar cataract in a female child. Observations: The patient is a 6 years old girl that presented to the cornea clinic with a unilateral pyramidal cataract that was deemed to be visually significant, and therefore required cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation surgery. FLACS was proposed and mother consented to proceed with the surgery. The femtosecond laser technology enabled precise completion of a central capsulotomy around the protruding pyramidal capsular lesion. Conclusions and importance:conclusion: Various capsulorhexis techniques have been described and are used in pediatric cataracts including manual, can opener, vitrectorhexis, and laser, but none has become a standard. We propose the use of femtosecond laser for cataract extraction in cases of pediatric pyramidal cataracts, and hereby provide the first case report of such. The laser is a safe method for capsulorhexis construction and offers an additional advantage of intraoperative anterior segment OCT image guidance with visualization of the pyramidal lesion.