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    Cataract Spotlight 2017 - Case 8 (Iris Prolapse)

    AAO 2017
    Cataract/Anterior Segment, Complications

    Presented during the Cataract Spotlight at AAO 2017, this is a case of a 71-year-old patient had complications from cataract surgery that was done 6 weeks prior. She has chronic narrow angles despite a YAG iridotomy and a small pupil, iris prolapse, posterior pressure, and an AC tear that extended into the posterior capsule. The prolapsed iris that could not be reposited was excised; cortex was left behind due to the posterior pressure. Her vision is now 20/200.