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OBSERVATION: FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE (ILUVIEN) IMPLANT MIGRATION INTO THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER
Vasileios T Papastavrou1, Hadi Zambarakji, Ian Dooley
1*Ophthalmology Department, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; †Ophthalmology Department, Barts Health, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and ‡King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Purpose:
To describe the anterior chamber migration of a fluocinolone acetonide (Iluvien) implant in the context of previous vitrectomy and complicated cataract surgery.
Methods:
Retrospective observational case series. Two patients with a history of vitrectomy and complicated phacoemulsification surgery, one of whom had pseudoexfoliation.
Results:
The implant migrated to the anterior chamber shortly after implantation. One patient had the implant removed after one recurrence; the other used pilocarpine 2% eye drops to reduce the risk of further migration.
Conclusion:
Complicated cataract surgery and vitrectomy can be associated with migration of fluocinolone acetonide implants into the anterior chamber.
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