Expulsion of an intraocular lens through a clear corneal wound.
A 91-year-old man sustained blunt trauma to an eye that had uneventful phacoemulsification through a superior clear corneal incision 5 years earlier. The silicone foldable intraocular lens (IOL) and a portion of the iris and capsular bag were expulsed through the cataract excision, which then self-sealed. This case illustrates the potential for expulsion of foldable IOLs through small clear corneal incisions even several years after surgery.
Blomquist
Preston H
PH
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011391:Prolapse; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*
D012826:Silicone Elastomers