Interpseudophakos Elschnig pearls associated with late hyperopic shift: a complication of piggyback posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation.
We report 3 cases of bilateral piggyback lens implantation in which late hyperopic shift occurred associated with Elschnig pearl formation in the peripheral interface between the 2 lenses.
Shugar
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Nature Coast EyeCare Institute, Perry, Florida, USA.
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D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D019591:Pseudophakia / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity
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