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Expulsion of an intraocular lens through a clear corneal wound

2003; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 29; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01528-6

1873-4502

Preston H. Blomquist,

Corneal surgery and disorders

A 91-year-old man sustained blunt trauma to an eye that had uneventful phacoemulsification through a superior clear corneal incision 5 years earlier. The silicone foldable intraocular lens (IOL) and a portion of the iris and capsular bag were expulsed through the cataract excision, which then self-sealed. This case illustrates the potential for expulsion of foldable IOLs through small clear corneal incisions even several years after surgery.