A Case of Lens and Posterior Capsule Injury in Chandelier-Assisted Scleral Buckling for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) presents as a common ophthalmological emergency that impacts vision and may lead to blindness in the involved eye. Recently, chandelier-assisted scleral buckling (SB) is considered as one of procedures for the management of RRD. Herein, we present a case of acute cataract progression caused by a chandelier light during chandelier-assisted SB for RRD.

Case presentation

A 69-year-old male patient presented with right eye RRD. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was reduced to 20/40 in the right eye, and a retinal tear was observed at the upper temporal side with macula-off retinal detachment. The retinal tear was on the periphery, and the crystalline lens opacity was mild; therefore, the patient was treated with SB with

SUBMITTER: Kimura M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10723822 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature