Histopathological investigation of posterior chamber lens with sterile anterior segment inflammation
Terasaki, H.; Yanagida, K.; Funabashi, M.
Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi 92(4): 632-637
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-0203 PMID: 3407564 Document Number: 306687
Histopathological findings in a patient who showed anterior uveitis with fibrin exudation after posterior chamber lens implantation were described. The patient had a twelve-year history of diabetes with hemodialysis and died nine months after surgery. Histopathological investigation revealed the presence of a moderate number of lymphocytes, histiocytes and foreign body giant cells both on the lens optics and on the iris surface, while no inflammatory reaction was observed either around the lens haptics or around the residual lens cortex. Neovascularization and fenestration formation were not noted on the iris vessels. These histopathological findings may indicate some characteritics of the pseudophakic strile uveitis with fibrin exudation.