title: Inadvertent filtering bleb due to corneal stromal wick syndrome.
abstract: We report a unique case in which an inadvertent filtering bleb was created after a complicated cataract surgery through an unusual mechanism: an internal fragment of corneal stroma, which was still attached at one end of the clear corneal wound, was pushed into the anterior chamber, became inadvertently entrapped in the wound, and served as a wick to prevent complete healing.
authors.affiliation: Cogan Laboratory of Ophthalmic Pathology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alasil
authors.forename: Frederick A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Jakobiec
authors.forename: Fouad R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Zakka
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gardiner
authors.forename: Teresa C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000473:pathology*; D001768:Blister / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014945:Wound Healing