Delayed ciliochoroidal detachment following intraocular lens implantation

Br J Ophthalmol. 1991 Sep;75(9):572-4. doi: 10.1136/bjo.75.9.572.

Abstract

Three patients who had extracapsular cataract extractions with intraocular lens implants developed delayed ciliochoroidal detachments, which responded to systemic steroid therapy. This rare complication may have been due to ciliary sulcus fixation of the implant. The possible mechanism and treatment are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Choroid Diseases / drug therapy
  • Choroid Diseases / etiology*
  • Ciliary Body*
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lenses, Intraocular*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors
  • Uveal Diseases / drug therapy
  • Uveal Diseases / etiology

Substances

  • Dexamethasone
  • Prednisolone