title: Subconjunctival dislocation of posterior chamber intraocular lens.
abstract: A posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC-IOL) dislocated into the subconjunctival space following a concussion injury in a 24-year-old man who had gained good visual acuity following extracapsular cataract extraction and PC-IOL implantation for a steroid-induced cataract. Except for long-term use of topical steroid therapy for vernal catarrh, the patient had no systemic or ocular predisposing factors for wound dehiscence. Given the risk of endophthalmitis, the PC-IOL was removed and anterior vitrectomy was performed on an emergency basis. To our knowledge, this is the second documented case of a subconjunctivally dislocated PC-IOL.
authors.affiliation: Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sandramouli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khosla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000139:chemically induced; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids