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Abstract #46754 Published in IGR 13-3

Traumatic cataract associated with mini glaucoma shunt

Li JY; Lim MC; Mannis MJ
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery 2011; 37: 1360-1362


We report a case of a 30-year-old woman with aniridia who developed a traumatic cataract related to placement of an Ex-PRESS mini glaucoma shunt. To our knowledge, this potential complication of the device has not been reported.

M. J. Mannis. Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, UC Davis Health System Eye Center, 4860 Y Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, United States.


Classification:

12.8.2 With tube implant or other drainage devices (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
9.1.3 Syndromes of Axenfeld, Rieger, Peters, aniridia (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.1 Developmental glaucomas)



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