Retained ophthalmic viscosurgical device material in the capsular bag 6 months after phacoemulsification.
We present a 63-year-old man who developed low-grade endophthalmitis 6 months after phacoemulsification and implantation of a foldable posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL). The capsular bag was distended, but shallowing of the anterior chamber was not observed. Chemical analysis of the clear fluid aspirated from the capsular bag behind the IOL revealed the presence of an ophthalmic viscosurgical device.
Sholohov
Galina
G
Department of Ophthalmology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel.
Levartovsky
Shmuel
S
D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000187:drug effects*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification
D006820:Hyaluronic Acid