title: Expulsive hemorrhage before phacoemulsification.
abstract: A 65-year-old white man who was scheduled for cataract extraction experienced a sudden increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) with flattening of the anterior chamber immediately after the anterior capsule incision. The eye was sutured, and because no decrease in pressure was noted, surgery was postponed. The presence of the cataract prevented ophthalmoscopic examination. Echographic examination revealed a hemorrhagic choroidal detachment with involvement of the ciliary body. The patient was examined regularly until the choroidal detachment disappeared 4 weeks later. He then had uneventful phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Gennarfrancesco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iaccarino
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capasso
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology; D002832:Choroid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology