Hole-in-one: simple non-surgical technique for the management of anterior chamber migrated Ozurdex® implant.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: The migration of a dexamethasone implant to the anterior chamber is a vision-threatening complication which can happen in non-compartmentalized eyes treated with this device. Previous literature suggests that the solution to this complication is almost always surgical and in most cases cannot be delayed. Case description: We present the case of a 78-year-old woman with a scleral-fixated IOL and macular edema treated with Ozurdex®. She came to us complaining of blurred vision and was subsequently diagnosed with an anterior-chamber migration of her dexamethasone implant. Postural manoeuvres were performed until the dexamethasone implant returned to the vitreous cavity through the pupil. Pilocarpine drops were prescribed with a positive outcome and no further migrations were des

SUBMITTER: Rivera-Perez de Rada P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7113619 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature