American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports (Sep 2018)

An imprint of intra ocular lens on an iris

  • Ofira Zloto,
  • Emmanuel Schwalb

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11
pp. 1 – 2

Abstract

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The Uveitis Glaucoma Hyphema (UGH) syndrome is a triad that in the new era of phacoemulsification cataract surgeries is considered uncommon. One of the risk factor for this complication is implant a one piece intra ocular lens in the anterior chamber.We present a case of one piece intraocular lens that was implanted in the anterior chamber and caused to UGH. The lens chafing the iris and created an unusual appearance of iris transillumination defects in the shape of intra ocular lens.