Histopathological changes after pseudophakos.

Abstract

Cataract extraction and iris clip lens implantation in an 88-year-old woman were followed by hyphaema, anterior uveitis and organised exudates around the implant. The globe was enucleated after 15 months due to pain and a poor visual prognosis. Sections showed an epithelial downgrowth into part of the anterior chamber, associated with a fibrous membrane which had surrounded part of one loop of the implant. Atrophy of the iris, adenomatous changes in a ciliary process and an after-cataractous ring were noted. Inflammatory changes were present in the uvea, associated posteriorly with degenerative choroido-retinitis, probably of arteriosclerotic origin. The nylon loops of the implant showed areas of biodegradation and were partly fibrosed in. The possible relationship of the various changes is discussed.

• Authors: G A Sutton, D R Barry
• Journal: Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde (Ophthalmologica) Vol. 180 Issue 4 Pg. 228-33 ( 1980) ISSN: 0030-3755 [Print] Switzerland
• PMID: 7443195 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Nylons

Topics

• Aged
• Anterior Chamber (pathology)
• Biodegradation, Environmental
• Epithelium (pathology)
• Eye Diseases (etiology, pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Lenses, Intraocular (adverse effects)
• Nylons (adverse effects)
• Uveitis (etiology)