Hemorrhage into the lens as a complication of glaucoma surgery.
Intralenticular hemorrhage is a rare complication of glaucoma surgery. In a 45-year-old man, the intralenticular blood caused loss of the red reflex from the fundus postoperatively. Clinically, hemorrhage into the lens has usually been misdiagnosed initially as a hyphema.
D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*