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Abstract #22883 Published in IGR 11-1
Argon laser iridotomy as a possible cause of anterior dislocation of a crystalline lens
Seong M; Kim MJ; Tchah HJournal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2009; 35: 190-192
We report a case of spontaneous dislocation of the crystalline lens into the anterior chamber in a patient with no history of trauma or any systemic disease associated with zonular dialysis. Anterior lens dislocation developed 10 months after argon laser iridotomy had been performed for angle-closure glaucoma. We suspect the argon laser iridotomy might have induced localized zonular dialysis that resulted in progressive zonular weakness and, finally, lens dislocation into the anterior chamber.
Dr. M.J. Kim, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Seoul, South Korea. joon@amc.seoul.kr
Classification:
12.2 Laser iridotomy (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
