Pupil occlusion due to a large dislocated Soemmering ring in an aphakic eye

We report an 84-year-old female patient who presented to our clinic with a complaint of low vision in her right eye. She described an occasional foreign body-like object around the pupil area. She had a history of extracapsular cataract surgery without an intraocular lens implantation 20 years ago....

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Published in:International ophthalmology 2014-02, Vol.34 (1), p.121-124
Main Authors: Akal, Ali, Göncü, Tuğba, Yuvaci, Isa, Pangal, Emine, Çakmak, Sevin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Aphakia
Case Report
Cataract Extraction - adverse effects
Eye Foreign Bodies - etiology
Female
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Ophthalmology
Prostheses and Implants
Pupil Disorders - etiology
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Summary:We report an 84-year-old female patient who presented to our clinic with a complaint of low vision in her right eye. She described an occasional foreign body-like object around the pupil area. She had a history of extracapsular cataract surgery without an intraocular lens implantation 20 years ago. The patient underwent surgery to remove the foreign body-like object after conducting necessary investigations before surgery. The histopathological features of the specimen were consistent with a Soemmering ring. However, a Soemmering ring does not usually reduce vision unless it is dislocated, as in this case. We report this unusual case to show that ophthalmologists can encounter unexpected cases that present with complications as a result of previous cataract surgery after a lengthy period of time.
ISSN:0165-5701
1573-2630
DOI:10.1007/s10792-013-9745-3