title: Subcapsular fluid entrapment in extracapsular cataract surgery.
abstract: We report five cases of sudden shallowing of the anterior chamber associated with irrigation under the iris. We suspect that irrigation in this context forces fluids through the zonules into the posterior chamber, where it becomes trapped, causing anterior chamber shallowing. In our cases, this phenomenon was most commonly associated with irrigation during cortex removal in cases in which the cornea was open (associated with corneal transplantation) and with zonular dehiscence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84132.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Younger
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Crandall
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mamalis
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007552:Isotonic Solutions / Q000009:adverse effects; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D007552:Isotonic Solutions