Argentinian flag sign during refractive laser-assisted cataract surgery – A case report [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: The Argentinian flag sign, or radial capsular tear extensions, is a rare complication when performing capsulorhexis during cataract surgery.
Mariam Issa, Lili Tong, Sohel Somani
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Preventing the Argentinian flag sign and managing anterior capsular tears: A review [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyThe Argentinian flag sign (AFS) is a feared complication during cataract extraction. Intralenticular pressures, especially excessive posterior pressure, have been identified as potential mechanisms for capsular stress and tearing associated with AFS ...
Stephen A LoBue +7 more
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Peripheral capsulorhexis – A novel technique to prevent Argentinian flag sign in intumescent white cataracts [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyThe most challenging step in handling an intumescent cataract is the creation of a well-sized, round, centered, continuous, and curvilinear capsulorhexis.
Jatinder Bhalla +5 more
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A multipronged approach to prevent Argentinian flag sign in intumescent cataracts
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 In this communication, we describe a technique for creation of a single stage, adequately sized capsulorrhexis in intumescent cataracts by depressurizing the anterior and posterior intralenticular compartments in a nonleaky anterior chamber (AC) to ...
Deepika Dhingra +5 more
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Prevention of Argentinian flag sign in intumescent cataracts using anterior chamber air bubble and cortical fluid release techniques [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyBackground To investigate the efficiency of a new method for the prevention of argentinian flag sign during the process of continuous, circular, and centered anterior capsulotomy (CCC) on the anterior capsule in cortically liquefied intumescent cataracts.
Suchang Wang +5 more
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Comment on: Preventing the Argentinian flag sign and anterior capsular tear: A new diagnostic sign can help the surgeon [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyBhagabat Nayak +2 more
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Argentinian Flag Sign and Its Management during Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery in a Case with Intumescent Cataracts [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2021 We describe a case of radial extension and its management during femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) in a patient with intumescent cataracts.
Maria L. Adams +2 more
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Automated Capsular Decompression to Avoid Argentinian Flag Sign in Intumescent Cataract [PDF]
Clinical OphthalmologyVictor Andrighetti Coronado Antunes,1 José de Mello Rosatelli Neto,2,3 Bernardo Kaplan Moscovici,2,4,5 Daniel Filipe Oliveira Rabelo,2 Victor Akio Sano,3 Richard Yudi Hida2,6 1Instituto de Olhos de Assis (IOA), Assis, São Paulo, Brazil; 2Department of ...
Antunes VAC +5 more
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Achieving successful capsulorhexis in intumescent white mature cataracts to prevent Argentinian flag sign - A new multifaceted approach to meet the challenge [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: To present a case series of intumescent white cataract cases managed by a new surgical technique to attain a single stage Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis (CCC).
Monika Balyan +4 more
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Inadvertent Trypan Blue Staining of Posterior Capsule during Cataract Surgery Associated with “Argentinian Flag” Event [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2016 Trypan blue is common in visualizing the anterior capsule during cataract surgery. Inadvertent staining of the posterior capsule during phacoemulsification is a rare complication and there are few reports in the literature.
Robert A. Prinzi +3 more
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