Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics in Varied Morphological Characteristics of Posterior Lens Opacity.

Characteristics	Type I	Type II	Type III	Type IV
Age	3 mo to 13 y	7 mo to 11 y	10 mo to 14 y	5 mo to 3 y
Proportion of cases, % (n)	54.8 (34/62)	32.3 (20/62)	4.8 (3/62)	8.1 (5/62)
iOCT morphological characteristics	PC distinct or partly adherent tightly to the lens opacities	PC with localized protrusion, V shape, U shape, or “double-line” signs	Deficient PC beneath the lens opacity	PC not visible, dense opacity with shadowing
Hydrodissection	Yes	No	No	No
Hydrodelineation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Use of phacoemulsification	Yes	Yes	No	No
Incidence of PCR (%)	0	0	100	0
IOL placement (%)
In the bag	100	100	50	100
In the sulcus	0	0	50	0

iOCT = intraoperative OCT; PCR = posterior capsule rupture