Corneal surgery for severe phacoemulsification burns.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the outcome of corneal surgery for the treatment of severe corneal phacoemulsification burns.


METHODS
Interventional case series.


METHODS
Four patients with severe intraoperative phacoemulsification burns.


METHODS
One patient underwent penetrating keratoplasty and 3 underwent lamellar keratoplasties for the treatment of their corneal burns.


METHODS
Preoperative and postoperative visual acuities, preoperative and postoperative corneal topographies, and clinical observation.


RESULTS
The visual acuity (VA) after the phacoemulsification burn was counting fingers in all patients. One patient had a penetrating keratoplasty, whereas the other 3 had lamellar grafts. After the corneal surgery, the corrected postoperative VA was 20/30 to 20/50 in all patients, with astigmatism ranging from 2.5 to 5.5 diopters.


CONCLUSIONS
Severe phacoemulsification burns can be safely treated with corneal surgery, with acceptable postoperative visual acuities.
Khodabakhsh
A James
AJ
Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
Zaidman
Gerald
G
Tabin
Goeffrey
G
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000379:methods*; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*