ABSTRACT
A 60-year-old male was referred to the ophthalmologic clinic with aggravated anterior uveitis and corneal edema despite the use of topical and systemic steroids. He had undergone cataract surgery in both eyes 15 years previous. Slit lamp examinations revealed a retained lens fragment in the inferior angle of the anterior chamber, with severe corneal edema and mild anterior uveitis. The corneal edema and uveitis subsided following surgical extraction of the lens fragment. That a retained lens fragment caused symptomatic anterior uveitis with corneal edema 15 years after an uneventful cataract surgery is unique. A retained lens fragment should be considered as one of the causes of anterior uveitis in a pseudophakic patient.
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Cataract Extraction/adverse effects , Corneal Edema/etiology , Lens, Crystalline/pathology , Postoperative Complications/pathology , Pseudophakia/pathology , Reoperation , Severity of Illness Index , Uveitis, Anterior/etiologyABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Avaliar se a opacificação de cápsula posterior (OCP) influenciaria na análise da camada de fibras nervosas pela polarimetria "scanning laser" (GDx). MÉTODOS: Trinta e sete pacientes pseudofácicos não glaucomatosos foram submetidos a análise da camada de fibras nervosas pelo GDx antes e após a realização de capsulotomia com Nd:YAG laser. RESULTADOS: Em cinco olhos, o GDx não conseguiu imagens aceitáveis pelos parâmetros de aquisição do aparelho. Em todos os outros, não foi observada diferença significante entre os valores médios das variáveis antes e após a realização da capsulotomia posterior. CONCLUSÃO: A presença de OCP em graus moderados e/ou quando há imagens aceitáveis em pacientes pseudofácicos não influencia o resultado da análise das imagens das fibras do nervo óptico pelo GDx. Apenas intensos graus de OCP que impeçam a obtenção de imagem analisável pelo aparelho inviabilizam o exame.
PURPOSE: To evaluate if posterior capsule opacification (PCO) would alter the analysis of nerve fiber layer using the scanning laser polarimetry (GDx). METHODS: Pseudophakic non-glaucomatosous eyes (37 patients) underwent nerve fiber layer analysis using GDx before and after posterior capsulotomy with Nd:YAG Laser. RESULTS: In five eyes, GDx did not obtain acceptable images using the device's parameters of acquisition. In the others, mean variable values did not reach significant difference before and after posterior capsulotomy. CONCLUSION: Moderate degrees of PCO and/or acceptable images in pseudophakic patients do not alter the analysis of nerve fiber layer by GDx. Only intense degrees of PCO that hinder analyzable images make the examination impracticable.
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Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Lasers , Lens Capsule, Crystalline/innervation , Nerve Fibers/pathology , Pseudophakia/pathology , Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological , Lens Capsule, Crystalline/pathology , Lens Capsule, Crystalline/surgery , Pseudophakia/surgery , Visual Field TestsABSTRACT
We report the clinicopathological findings of a human pseudophakic globe obtained postmortem, containing both anterior and posterior chamber intraocular lens, a condition we termed "bipseudophakia".