Anterior chamber scroll and corneal edema.
This case represents the successful removal of a transparent anterior chamber scroll and the subsequent resolution of corneal edema overlying the tissue. It emphasizes the clinical observation that a small area of endothelial touch can be associated with a disproportionately large area of overlying corneal edema, and may indeed be the cause of it.
D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004727:Endothelium / Q000473:pathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*