Cataract surgery in a patient with severe chronic iritis and corneal endothelial damage.
We report a patient with broad anterior synechias and corneal endothelial damage. The patient had chronic iritis and cataracts secondary to chronic iritis in both eyes. Because the right eye had broad anterior synechias and severe corneal endothelial damage, extracapsular cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation were performed through the basal iris. Good postoperative visual acuity was obtained. The cornea showed little trauma from the surgery and remained clear 36 months postoperatively.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
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Yasukawa
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Suga
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Yokoo
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Asada
D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007500:Iritis / Q000150:complications*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity