This book deals with a potentially sight threatening complication - rupture of the posterior capsule   during cataract  surgery. This handbook covers the management of this problem from 3 perspectives:    1.Identifying patients at higher risk and measures to manage such patients by surgical discipline   2.Intraoperative management of posterior capsular rupture (PCR) to minimize long-term complications  3.Post-operative care for a patient who has a PCR Cataract  surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in  ophthalmology and despite tremendous technical  and technological advancements, PCR still occurs. PCR occurs both in  the hands of experienced senior surgeons and the neophyte surgeons,  although with a higher frequency in the latter group. Additionally,  certain types of cataracts are prone to this development.  If managed properly in a timely manner the eventual outcome may be no  different from that of an uncomplicated case.