Interpseudophakos Elschnig pearls associated with late hyperopic shift: a complication of piggyback posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation

J K Shugar; T Schwartz

doi:10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00034-6

Interpseudophakos Elschnig pearls associated with late hyperopic shift: a complication of piggyback posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation

J Cataract Refract Surg. 1999 Jun;25(6):863-7. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00034-6.

Authors

J K Shugar¹, T Schwartz

Affiliation

¹ Nature Coast EyeCare Institute, Perry, Florida, USA.

PMID: 10374170
DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(99)00034-6

Abstract

We report 3 cases of bilateral piggyback lens implantation in which late hyperopic shift occurred associated with Elschnig pearl formation in the peripheral interface between the 2 lenses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acrylic Resins
Aged
Cysts / etiology*
Cysts / pathology
Epithelial Cells / pathology*
Female
Humans
Hyperopia / etiology*
Hyperopia / pathology
Lens Diseases / etiology*
Lens Diseases / pathology
Lens Implantation, Intraocular / adverse effects*
Lenses, Intraocular*
Male
Phacoemulsification
Pseudophakia / etiology
Visual Acuity

Substances

Acrylic Resins