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Arshi Singh1, Umesh Chandra Behera1, Hitesh Agrawal1
1Retina-Vitreous Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, India.
Purpose:
To report the clinical course of ophthalmia nodosa with a retained lenticular seta misdiagnosed and treated as non-infectious posterior uveitis for 7 consecutive years.
Methods:
Meticulous clinical examination led to discovery of the caterpillar seta embedded in the crystalline lens and the intravitreal setae.
Results:
Lens-sparing pars plana vitrectomy and removal of free-floating vitreal seta resulted in complete resolution of vitritis and uveitis.
Conclusion:
Embedded seta within a clear lens may remain sequestered, and may be left untouched under close observation, precluding a clear lens extraction in such patients.
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