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Case Reports
. 1990 Jul;108(7):965-7.
doi: 10.1001/archopht.1990.01070090067041.

Cataract surgery in nanophthalmic eyes

R J Brockhurst  1
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Cataract surgery in nanophthalmic eyes

R J Brockhurst. Arch Ophthalmol. 1990 Jul.

Abstract

Cataract surgery in nanophthalmic eyes may be complicated by postoperative uveal effusion. Evidence is presented that prophylactic lamellar scleral resection with decompression of the vortex veins, performed 2 months or more prior to cataract extraction, may reduce the incidence of this severe complication. A randomized study to determine the benefit of such prophylaxis is advocated.

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