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Year : 2020 | Volume
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Endocapsular hematoma as an uncommon early postoperative complication of phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation surgery
Mahmoud Nejabat, Mohammad Reza Khalili, Nasrin Masihpour, Mansoureh Mohammadpour, Shahla Hosseini, Mohammad Shirvani
Department of Ophthalmology, Poostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Fars, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Mohammad Shirvani Poostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Zand Street, Shiraz, Fars Iran
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1873_19
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Herein we describe a 55-year-old woman presented with a chief complaint of visual loss in the right eye of 3 days duration. The patient underwent uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract surgery on the right eye 1 week ago. Slit lamp examination revealed accumulation of blood in the capsular bag behind the intraocular lens with blood level. The patient was diagnosed as endocapsular hematoma. Neodymium-doped: yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser posterior capsulotomy was performed. The patient's vision improved completely.
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