Pseudophaco-anaphylactic endophthalmitis?
The pathology of subacute granulomatous endophthalmitis centered on a posterior chamber lens implant placed at extracapsular cataract surgery in the eye of a 72 year-old diabetic with cystoid macular edema following intracapsular extraction and an anterior chamber implant in the other eye is described in detail 3 months after surgery. The features of the severe granulomatous inflammation do not fit the usual pattern of sympathetic or phacoanaphylactic uveitis. The possibility of a specific hypersensitivity to the substance of the implant is considered.
D000368:Aged; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology