title: Phacoemulsification in spherophakia with corneal touch.
abstract: A phacoemulsification procedure with implantation of a foldable acrylic intraocular lens in a 31-year-old man with spherophakia is described. The procedure was necessitated by anterior dislocation of the spherophakic lens, with corneal endothelial contact and development of central corneal edema. With a careful approach, the procedure was uneventful and the outcome successful. Modern small-incision cataract surgery techniques are of great benefit in this type of complicated case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Science/Ophthalmology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, SE-901 85 Sweden. anders_behndig@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Behndig
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000328:Adult; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000473:pathology; D015785:Eye Diseases, Hereditary / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins