Uveitis–glaucoma–hyphema syndrome secondary to a Soemmerring ring
- 1 July 2017
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 43 (7), 985-987
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2017.07.002
Abstract
We report the case of a patient who developed the uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (UGH) syndrome secondary to extensive fibrosis (Soemmerring ring) around the haptics of the single-piece intraocular lens (IOL) in the capsular bag. The development of significant capsule fibrosis caused the IOL to tilt out of the iris plane, leading to haptic-iris and haptic-ciliary body chafing. The mechanisms described should prompt clinicians to consider the UGH syndrome even in the setting of a single-piece IOL properly placed in the capsular bag. Anterior segment imaging with ultrasound biomicroscopy can be used to evaluate the position of the IOL haptics in suspected cases.Keywords
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