Suprachoroidal hemorrhage after placement of a scleral-fixated lens.
Six days after suture-fixation of a posterior chamber lens to the sclera, a suprachoroidal hemorrhage occurred causing pain and intraocular lens dislocation. Placing the sutures at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions and having the needles exit 2 mm posterior to the limbus may have inadvertently increased the possibility of the hemorrhage. Suprachoroidal hemorrhage after suture-fixating lenses to the sclera and ciliary body area is a potential complication that patients should be advised of preoperatively.
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Ophthalmology Department, St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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D002832:Choroid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques