Observation: Fluocinolone Acetonide (iluvien) Implant Migration into the Anterior Chamber

TY - JOUR

T1 - Observation: Fluocinolone Acetonide (iluvien) Implant Migration into the Anterior Chamber

AU - Papastavrou, Vasileios T

AU - Zambarakji, Hadi

AU - Dooley, Ian

AU - Eleftheriadis, Haralabos

AU - Jackson, Timothy L

PY - 2016/2/23

Y1 - 2016/2/23

N2 - PURPOSE: To describe the anterior chamber migration of a fluocinolone acetonide (Iluvien) implant in the context of previous vitrectomy and complicated cataract surgery.METHODS: Retrospective observational case series. Two patients with a history of vitrectomy and complicated phacoemulsification surgery, one of whom had pseudoexfoliation.RESULTS: The implant migrated to the anterior chamber shortly after implantation. One patient had the implant removed after one recurrence; the other used pilocarpine 2% eye drops to reduce the risk of further migration.CONCLUSION: Complicated cataract surgery and vitrectomy can be associated with migration of fluocinolone acetonide implants into the anterior chamber.

AB - PURPOSE: To describe the anterior chamber migration of a fluocinolone acetonide (Iluvien) implant in the context of previous vitrectomy and complicated cataract surgery.METHODS: Retrospective observational case series. Two patients with a history of vitrectomy and complicated phacoemulsification surgery, one of whom had pseudoexfoliation.RESULTS: The implant migrated to the anterior chamber shortly after implantation. One patient had the implant removed after one recurrence; the other used pilocarpine 2% eye drops to reduce the risk of further migration.CONCLUSION: Complicated cataract surgery and vitrectomy can be associated with migration of fluocinolone acetonide implants into the anterior chamber.

U2 - 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000284

DO - 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000284

M3 - Article

C2 - 26909535

SN - 1935-1089

JO - Retinal Cases and Brief Reports

JF - Retinal Cases and Brief Reports

ER -