title: Doctor, where is my iris?
abstract: Phacoemulsification cataract surgery with small clear corneal incision (CCI) is the standard of care for cataract treatment. Self-sealing, clear corneal wounds have been found to be stable and able to withstand high pressures. Nevertheless, there are a few cases published describing patients with previous cataract surgery and manually performed CCI who sustained blunt trauma with associated wound dehiscence, iris disinsertion and expulsion through the wound. The case described here demonstrates an eye that had traumatic aniridia post-blunt trauma, while the intraocular lens and the rest of the ocular structures remained intact.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Surrey and Sussex Hospitals, Redhill, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: Sophocles
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sophocleous
mesh_terms: D065306:Corneal Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology*