Phacoemulsification in total white cataract with Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
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2007-03-27
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Cataract surgery with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (S-J) is associated with a high incidence of complications and can worsen the primary disease. We report a case of phacoemulsification of a total, white cataract barely visible through the vascularized, keratinized cornea in the only seeing eye of a patient with S-J syndrome. We describe the intra-operative difficulties encountered during phacoemulsification and the surgical tools and techniques employed to overcome the surgical difficulties. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient regained useful, navigational vision.
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Vasavada AR, Dholakia SA. Phacoemulsification in total white cataract with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2007 Mar-Apr; 55(2): 146-8