[Late choroidal detachment after i.c. cryoextraction of the lens (author's transl)].
Eighty days after i.c. cryoextraction of the lens without any complications, intra- or postoperative, choroidal detachment was observed in a 68-year-old woman (hypertension, diabetes m..amaurosis of the right eye after central artery embolism). -Conventional decongestive drugs (Reparil, Tantum, Tanderil) had no effect. Within 6 days of treatment with microwaves, 2.5% Hydrocortisone and atropine eye-drops and Prednisolone (10 mg/die) internally there was complete regression of the detachment.
D000368:Aged; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002829:Choroid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014794:Visual Fields
D001285:Atropine; D006854:Hydrocortisone
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