Pigmentary dispersion syndrome subsequent IOL implantation in P.C.

✍ Scribed by B. Pignalosa; F. Toni; G. Liguori

• Book ID: 104646233
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 201 KB
• Volume: 73
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0012-4486
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00155092

✦ Synopsis

Excessive iris trauma during cataract surgery with or without IOL implantation and intermittent contact between the lens implant and the iris in the post-operative period may give rise to a pigment dispersion syndrome that can, in some cases, lead to a pigmentary glaucoma. This communication examines possible causes of the syndrome and the precautions to be undertaken in order to reduce its incidence.