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Arch Ophthalmol. 1998;116:1532-1533.

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Several studies have examined the management of retained nuclear fragments in the posterior segment of the eye.^1-2 Bohigian and Wexler³ recently treated 2 patients with nuclear fragments in the anterior chamber of their eyes after phacoemulsification. We also treated a patient with a retained nuclear fragment in the anterior segment of the eye.

Report of a Case

An 86-year-old woman underwent a phacoemulsification cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in the right eye. Her visual acuity improved to 20/25 OD 1 month postoperatively. A persistent anterior chamber reaction was noted 6 weeks postoperatively following tapering of 1% prednisolone acetate. She had a sudden decrease in vision 10 weeks later. Visual acuity had diminished to 20/200 OD. Slitlamp examination showed a wedge-shaped area of corneal edema (Figure 1). Trace cell and flare were present in the anterior chamber. Gonioscopy revealed a small lens fragment in the inferior angle (Figure 2. . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Reprints: Steven J. Gedde, MD, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 NW 17th St, Miami, FL 33136 (e-mail: sgedde@bpei.med.miami.edu).

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