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Case Reports
. 2017;11(1):44-46.
doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000284.

OBSERVATION: FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE (ILUVIEN) IMPLANT MIGRATION INTO THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER

Vasileios T Papastavrou  1 , Hadi Zambarakji, Ian Dooley, Haralabos Eleftheriadis, Timothy L Jackson
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Case Reports

OBSERVATION: FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE (ILUVIEN) IMPLANT MIGRATION INTO THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER

Vasileios T Papastavrou et al. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2017.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe the anterior chamber migration of a fluocinolone acetonide (Iluvien) implant in the context of previous vitrectomy and complicated cataract surgery.

Methods: Retrospective observational case series. Two patients with a history of vitrectomy and complicated phacoemulsification surgery, one of whom had pseudoexfoliation.

Results: The implant migrated to the anterior chamber shortly after implantation. One patient had the implant removed after one recurrence; the other used pilocarpine 2% eye drops to reduce the risk of further migration.

Conclusion: Complicated cataract surgery and vitrectomy can be associated with migration of fluocinolone acetonide implants into the anterior chamber.

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