Citation

Georgalas I, Ladas I, Papacostantinou D, Taliatzis S, Koutsandrea C. Clin. Exp. Optom. 2012; 95(1): 113-115.

Affiliation

Department of Ophthalmology, 'G.Gennimatas' Hospital of Athens, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. E-mail: igeorgalas@yahoo.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Optometrists Association Australia, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1444-0938.2011.00637.x

PMID

22017674

Abstract

A 53-year-old woman presented with a right eye injury due to domestic violence. The crystalline lens in that eye was completely dislocated into the anterior chamber, fixated by the cornea and the iris. Fundoscopy showed a mild vitreous haemorrhage and a giant retinal tear. A modified lensectomy with a fragmatome was performed. During this procedure the capsule was preserved first to minimise the risk of corneal damage and second to reduce vitreous traction, which would repair the giant retinal tear.

Language: en