Bilateral attachment of corneal endothelium to lens implants in corneal collapse at death: a pseudophakic eye with a Fuchs' epithelioma.
The pathological situation of bilateral attachment of corneal endothelium to iris plane lens implants, due to collapse of the anterior chambers, is recorded in a patient who died of heart failure. The additional observation of a Fuchs' epithelioma on the ciliary body adjacent to the implant in one of the eyes is used to start a discussion about possible interactions between lens implants and unsuspected intraocular tumors.
D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002924:Ciliary Body; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications