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OPHTHALMIC IMAGE |
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Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 9 | Page : 1973 |
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Pseudohypopyon after cataract surgery
Nitin Kumar, Reema Bansal
Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Date of Web Publication | 20-Aug-2020 |
Correspondence Address: Dr. Reema Bansal Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_499_20
How to cite this article: Kumar N, Bansal R. Pseudohypopyon after cataract surgery. Indian J Ophthalmol 2020;68:1973 |
A 50-year-old female presented to us with decreased vision (hand motions) in the left eye after cataract surgery done elsewhere 1 month ago. Diagnosed by the primary surgeon as endophthalmitis, she had received intravitreal antibiotics. The left eye examination revealed intraocular pressure 40 mmHg, aphakia, and mild cellular reaction. The retained lens matter mimicked a hypopyon of almost one-third anterior chamber height [Figure 1]. Posterior segment examination and ultrasonography revealed retained lens matter. She underwent pars plana vitrectomy for removal of lens matter. Retained lens matter in the anterior chamber can present as pseudohypopyon mimicking postoperative endophthalmitis.[1],[2] | Figure 1: Slit-lamp diffuse photograph of the left eye showing aphakia with retained cortical matter presenting as pseudohypopyon
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2. | Yeo LM, Charteris DG, Bunce C, Luthert PJ, Gregor ZJ. Retained intravitreal lens fragments after phacoemulsification: a clinicopathological correlation. Br. J Ophthalmol 1999;83:1135-8. |
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