Vitreous touch syndrome
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Vitreous touch syndrome, also known as vitreous wick syndrome is a late complication of intra capsular cataract extraction wherein the vitreous bulges through the pupillary aperture and touches and attaches to the corneal endothelium.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Vitreocorneal Touch Syndrome". Project Orbis International Inc. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ↑ "Vitreous Wick Syndrome". eMedicine. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ↑ Snip, RC; Kenyon, KR; Green, WR (Feb 1975). "Retrocorneal fibrous membrane in the vitreous touch syndrome.". American journal of ophthalmology 79 (2): 233–44. PMID 1115195.
External links
- Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Terms:Vitreous touch syndrome
- Dr. Kushal Banerjee (2006). "A review and clinical evaluation of per-operative and post-operative complications in case of manual small incision cataract surgery and extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intra-ocular lens implantation" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2014.
Dissertation submitted Rajib Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka for Partial fulfillment of requirement of degree of MS in Ophthalmology
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