title: Cataract following radial keratotomy.
abstract: An intumescent cataract developed 16 weeks after radial keratotomy in a 31-year-old man. Corneal perforation was documented at the time of surgery, but no direct injury was noted to the lens capsule. Visual acuity decreased to hand motions during a four-month course. Successful extracapsular cataract extraction occurred seven months following the original radial keratotomy. Soft contact lens correction of aphakia recovered a visual acuity of 6/6.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003263:Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012421:Rupture; D014792:Visual Acuity