Severe prelenticular membrane formation on the surface of a hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens after cataract surgery in an eye with an Ahmed valve implant

• 作者: Jin A Choi Yong-Sun Ahn
• 来源期刊: 国际眼科杂志：英文版
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: VALVE HYDROPHILIC intraocular IMPLANT cataract silicone ACRYLIC glaucoma Vincent inserted
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（2）
• 页码范围: 430-432
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R779.66

摘要

【正】Dear Sir,Iam Yong-Sun Ahn,from the Department of Ophthalmology of St.Vincent Hospital of Suwon,Kyungki-do,South Korea.Cataracts are a common problem in eyes with a glaucoma drainage device(GDD),because tube shunt surgery increases the incidence and progression of cataracts[1].An Ahmed valve,the most commonly inserted GDD,is composed of a silicone tube connected to a flat plate sewn to the sclera,and aqueous humor flows from the