Total iris expulsion through a sutureless cataract incision due to vomiting.
OBJECTIVE
To present a case of isolated total iris expulsion through a self-sealing cataract incision 2 weeks postoperatively due to vomiting.


METHODS
Ophthalmological examination included visual acuity assessment, tonometry, slit-lamp examination, fundus ophthalmoscopy and ultrasound examination.


RESULTS
A 65-year-old woman experienced sudden visual loss during an episode of vigorous vomiting 2 weeks after uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery with a sutureless corneal incision. Clinical examination showed a dense anterior chamber haemorrhage. When the blood had cleared, isolated total aniridia was seen.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first reported case of aniridia after cataract surgery due to vomiting.
Slettedal
Jon Klokk
JK
Department of Ophthalmology, Ullevaal University Hospital, Kirkeveien 166, N-0407 Oslo, Norway. jon.slettedal@ulleval.no
Bragadóttir
Ragnheidur
R
D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000209:etiology; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011391:Prolapse; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications*