Nuclear Cataract Secondary to Uncomplicated Pars Plana Vitrectomy (Mosaic, Slit Lamp, Electronic Slit Lamp)
Nuclear Cataract Secondary to Uncomplicated Pars Plana Vitrectomy (Mosaic, Slit Lamp, Electronic Slit Lamp)
47 years of age, Myopia magna at OD & OS, BCVA 0.8 at OD, 0.1 at OS
General medical history: Empty
Ocular medical history: rhegmatogenous ablatio retinae at OS in 2011. An uncomplicated pars plana vitrectomy was performed.
Main complaint: Continuous deterioration of vision at OS after surgery, no cystoid macular edema.
OBJECTIVE:
To report a postoperative lens complication in a patient, who underwent pars plana vitrectomy.
Findings:
Electronic slit lamp of anterior segment (Pentacam, Oculus) showing nuclear cataract.
Michelson, Georg, Prof. Dr. med., Interdisciplinary Center of Ophthalmic Preventive Medicine and Imaging, Department of Ophthalmology, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen, Germany