title: Cataract surgery in patients with advanced Mooren's ulcer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We describe 2 patients with severe Mooren's ulcer who underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation surgery. The clinical features of this disease are highlighted.
  
  
  METHODS
  A detailed study of the ocular and laboratory findings in these patients, together with a review of the literature, is presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  There was a visually rewarding outcome after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation were performed, and Mooren's ulcer did not recur.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that phacoemulsification-aspiration and intraocular lens implantation surgery with a small incision can be successfully performed in patients with Mooren's ulcer after complete control of inflammation with topical and oral steroid therapy, or with ocular reconstruction surgery when required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe University, School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Katakami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Negi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D018918:Phacoemulsification
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids