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Epithelial downgrowth following clear cornea phacoemulsification in a buphthalmic eye
  1. S Srinivasan1,
  2. D H Jones1,
  3. J L Jay1,
  4. F Roberts2
  1. 1Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
  2. 2Department of Pathology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

    https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.88.1.152

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      Epithelial downgrowth is a rare complication which can occur following anterior segment surgery and penetrating ocular injury. A prevalence as high as 16–29% among eyes enucleated after cataract surgery has been reported in the older literature, but advancements in the microsurgical techniques have decreased that rate to less than 0.2%.1 To our knowledge only two cases of epithelial downgrowth following clear corneal phacoemulsification have been reported.2,3 We present the clinical and histopathological features, and the successful surgical management, of a patient with extensive intraocular involvement of epithelial downgrowth with following clear corneal phacoemulsification.

      Case report

      A 26 year old man was followed up for bilateral congenital glaucoma. He had undergone several bilateral trabeculectomies in the past. Preoperatively his intraocular pressures (IOP) were well controlled with no medication. He underwent phacoemulsification with implantation of a poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) lens through a 5 mm superior clear corneal …

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