Hypermature Cataract With Assistance of a 27-Gauge Needle and ECP

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This is a case in which a patient presented to the clinic with new onset neovascular glaucoma in combination with a lens capsule that had ruptured and caused leakage of protein mimicking phacolytic glaucoma. This case highlights the use of a 27-gauge needle to decompress the capsular bag and make the remaining part of the case more manageable.

Posted: 11/07/2016

Hypermature Cataract With Assistance of a 27-Gauge Needle and ECP

This is a case in which a patient presented to the clinic with new onset neovascular glaucoma in combination with a lens capsule that had ruptured and caused leakage of protein mimicking phacolytic glaucoma. This case highlights the use of a 27-gauge needle to decompress the capsular bag and make the remaining part of the case more manageable.

Posted: 11/07/2016

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