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Ghita Bouayad1, Abdelbarre Oubaaz1
1Université Mohammed V Souissi, Service d'Ophtalmologie de l'Hôpital Militaire d'Instruction Mohamed V, Hay Riad, Rabat, Maroc.
The Pan African Medical Journal
|April 23, 2019
Summary
Posterior subcapsular cataract can occur within 24 hours after vitrectomy due to gas tamponade. This desiccation cataract, characterized by fern leaf-like opacities, may be regressive but can cause complications with long-acting gases.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Surgical Complications
- Cataract Research
Background:
- Desiccation cataract is a frequent complication following posterior vitrectomy.
- It arises from the interaction between internal gas tamponade and the crystalline lens.
- This can lead to early posterior subcapsular cataract, also known as fern leaf-like cataract.
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