Recurrent microhyphema despite intracapsular fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens

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作者
Foroozan, R
Tabas, JG
Moster, ML
机构
[1] Baylor Coll Med, Cullen Eye Inst, Neuroophthalmol Serv, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[2] Thomas Jefferson Univ, Albert Einstein Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA 19141 USA
[3] Thomas Jefferson Univ, Wills Eye Hosp, Cataract & Primary Eye Care Serv, Philadelphia, PA 19141 USA
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10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00122-6
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
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A 61-year-old woman experienced multiple episodes of transient visual blurring in her pseudophakic eye, each of which lasted about 1 hour. Repeat examination during a symptomatic episode revealed anterior chamber red blood cells consistent with a microhyphema in the pseudophakic eye despite intracapsular fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC IOL). Ultrasound biomicroscopy confirmed intracapsular fixation of the IOL haptics and revealed proximity of the edge of the IOL optic to the inferior pupillary margin in the region of an iridociliary body cyst. Uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome may occur despite intracapsular fixation of a PC IOL. (C) 2003 ASCRS and ESCRS.
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