title: Mature cataract and lens-induced glaucoma associated with an asymptomatic intralenticular foreign body.
abstract: We report a case of mature cataract and lens-induced glaucoma associated with an asymptomatic intralenticular foreign body. At initial presentation, the patient had no definite history of ocular trauma. During cataract surgery, a metallic intralenticular foreign body was expressed with hydrodissection and easily removed with intraocular forceps. Postoperative visual acuity, ocular status, and electroretinographic findings indicated that the crystalline lens served as a natural barrier to irreversible intraocular toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, South Korea. ethiot@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Woojin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Tae Kwann
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hee Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ohn
mesh_terms: D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000209:etiology*; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology