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Year : 2007 | Volume
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Phacoemulsification in total white cataract with Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Abhay R Vasavada, Sheena A Dholakia
Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Raghudeep Eye Clinic, Gurukul Road, Memnagar, Ahmedabad, India
Correspondence Address:
Abhay R Vasavada Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Raghudeep Eye Clinic, Gurukul Road, Memnagar, Ahmedabad India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.30713
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Cataract surgery with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (S-J) is associated with a high incidence of complications and can worsen the primary disease. We report a case of phacoemulsification of a total, white cataract barely visible through the vascularized, keratinized cornea in the only seeing eye of a patient with S-J syndrome. We describe the intra-operative difficulties encountered during phacoemulsification and the surgical tools and techniques employed to overcome the surgical difficulties. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient regained useful, navigational vision. |
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