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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Iris incarceration in an old extracapsular wound

Iris incarceration in an old extracapsular wound

Category(ies): Cataract, Iris
Contributor: Angela McAllister, MD
Photographer: Stefani Karakas, CRA

This 73-year-old male had a complicated extracapsular cataract extraction 40 years ago for bilateral cataracts and was left aphakic. There is uveal tissue incarcerated in the old superior wound. This makes secondary intraocular lens placement difficult and potentially high risk.