The answer to this month’s mystery image:
Silicone Oil Bubbles

A 58-year-old woman had phacoemulsification and IOL implantation in her right eye. A
capsular tear without vitreous loss complicated the surgery. The IOL was placed in the
sulcus. Two months later, the patient complained of a film over her vision in the right
eye. Posterior capsule opacification was observed and treated with YAG capsulotomy.
Several years later, she developed a complicated retinal detachment receiving pars
plana vitrectomy and placement of silicone oil. Six weeks after this surgery, she had a
sudden worsening of her vision and was found to have multiple oil droplets in the
anterior chamber. She subsequently had an oil exchange and IOL removal.

Blink is edited by Richard E. Hackel, MA, CRA, FOPS