Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2395-1443
Online ISSN: 2395-1451
CODEN : IJCEKF
Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (IJCEO) is open access, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published quarterly, online, and in print, by the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF) since 2015. To fulfil our aim of rapid dissemination of knowledge, we publish articles ‘Ahead of Print’ on acceptance. In addition, the journal allows free access (Open Access) to its content, which is likely to attract more readers and citations of articles published in IJCEO. Manuscripts must be prepared in more...Case Report
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Volume : 9, Issue : 3, Year : 2023
Article Page : 457-459
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijceo.2023.088
Abstract
Background: Phacocele is defined as dislocation of normal crystalline lens into sub conjunctival space through scleral defect after blunt trauma.
A case of post-traumatic scleral/limbal tear and dislocated normal crystalline lens to the sub-conjunctival space, supero-nasally. On examination the best corrected visual acuity in left eye was finger counting close to face.
Wound exploration with tear repair was done under general anaesthesia under nil visual prognosis, anterior chamber was formed.
Traumatic phacocele usually occurs due to indirect impact on the globe following blunt trauma and is an emergency condition to be treated as early as possible.
Keywords: Blunt trauma, Phacocele, Scleral tear.
How to cite : Sahay R, Arya R, Khullar A, Singh D, Thaseen R, Sinha A, Management of traumatic phacocele. Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2023;9(3):457-459
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