Free Migration of Intraocular Glass in Aphakia after Glaucoma Surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of free migration of intraocular glass in aphakia after glaucoma surgery.


METHODS
We report the case of a 27-year-old man with a history of perforating injury to the right eye 10 years previously and glaucoma surgery 1 year previously presenting with 1 month of pain and frequent floaters in front of the right eye. On examination, the glass fragment was seen to lie free in the anterior chamber or migrate backwards through the pupil, remaining mobile on the inferior retinal surface when the patient was prone or supine, respectively.


RESULTS
The fragment was surgically removed.


CONCLUSIONS
Late migration of glass intraocular foreign bodies is a rare clinical entity, and the exact mechanism causing the migration of intraocular glass remains controversial. Early intervention must be weighed against the hazards of removal and the necessity of close follow-up.
Department of Radiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Dan-Dan
DD
Zhou
Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Ling
L
Gao
Department of Andrology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Kai-Min
KM
Guo
Department of Ophthalmology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Ji-Long
JL
Hao
Department of Ophthalmology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Cheng-Wei
CW
Lu
Corneal edema; Glass intraocular foreign bodies; Glaucoma surgery