title: Late traumatic wound dehiscence after phacoemulsification.
abstract: Scars from scleral tunnel or clear corneal incisions for phacoemulsification should theoretically be stronger than the larger incisions of planned extracapsular cataract extraction. They should also be more resistant to blunt trauma. We present a case of scleral tunnel wound dehiscence and expulsion of a posterior chamber silicone intraocular lens after blunt trauma.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Oldham Hospital, England, Oldham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Routsis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garston
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020878:Device Removal; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012086:Reoperation; D013396:Suction; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology