title: Traumatic dislocation of the crystalline lens with delayed total retinal detachment.
abstract: Traumatic dislocation of the crystalline lens usually presents as a visual disturbance that can often be corrected by nonsurgical means. However, this ocular condition is fraught with serious complications that can occur years later. The two most serious complications are glaucoma and retinal detachment. These complications can make treatment of patients with traumatic lens dislocation a dilemma for the optometrist and ophthalmologist alike.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM 87108.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jurman
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D003452:Cryosurgery; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology