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KMID : 0213520110250010060
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Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
2011 Volume.25 No. 1 p.60 ~ p.62
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A Retained Lens Fragment Induced Anterior Uveitis and Corneal Edema 15 Years after Cataract Surgery
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Kang Hae-Min
Park Jong-Woon
Chung Eun-Jee
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Anterior chamber, Cataract, Lens fragment, Recurrent anterior uveitis
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