title: Quantitative assessment of anterior chamber inflammation in patients with retained presumed intraocular cotton fiber after phacoemulsification.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate anterior chamber inflammation in eyes with retained presumed intraocular cotton fibers after small-incision cataract surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen patients with retained presumed intraocular cotton fibers after phacoemulsification were evaluated for anterior chamber inflammation. The control group consisted of 15 patients with no postoperative intraocular cotton fibers. An aqueous flare meter was used to evaluate anterior chamber reaction 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Retained cotton fibers were detected in the anterior chamber in 6 cases, and in the corneal incision site, extending into the anterior chamber, in 8 cases. The mean flare values at each postoperative visit were statistically similar between two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Following cataract surgery, retained presumed intraocular cotton fibers did not cause any additional inflammation in the eye within the short term. In contrast to other intraocular foreign bodies, which may cause severe inflammation, retained intraocular cotton fibers seem to be well tolerated following cataract surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey. drberkerbakbak@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Berker
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bakbak
authors.forename: Sansal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.forename: Banu Turgut
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Bengu Ekinci
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Koktekir
authors.forename: Saban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gonul
authors.forename: Mevlut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology*; D032561:Cotton Fiber; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity