title: Phacoemulsification in total white cataract with Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
abstract: Cataract surgery with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (S-J) is associated with a high incidence of complications and can worsen the primary disease. We report a case of phacoemulsification of a total, white cataract barely visible through the vascularized, keratinized cornea in the only seeing eye of a patient with S-J syndrome. We describe the intra-operative difficulties encountered during phacoemulsification and the surgical tools and techniques employed to overcome the surgical difficulties. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient regained useful, navigational vision.
authors.affiliation: Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Raghudeep Eye Clinic, Gurukul Road, Memnagar, Ahmedabad, India. shailad1@sancharnet.in
authors.forename: Abhay R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vasavada
authors.forename: Sheena A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dholakia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity