Transcorneal extrusion of anterior chamber intraocular lenses. A report of three cases.
We examined three cases of transcorneal extrusion of anterior chamber intraocular lenses. In each case a preexisting condition (rheumatoid arthritis, glaucoma, and herpes zoster ophthalmicus, respectively) contributed to corneal necrosis and subsequent extrusion of the pseudophakos. The clinicopathologic correlations of this condition are discussed, as well as some causes of corneal decompensation associated with anterior chamber lenses. We emphasize the need for careful evaluation of patients who have preexisting disease before intraocular lens implantation.
McKnight
G T
GT
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City 84132.
Richards
S C
SC
Apple
D J
DJ
Stanko
M L
ML
O'Morchoe
D J
DJ
Solomon
K D
KD
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000473:pathology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000473:pathology; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000473:pathology; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis