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International Journal of Ophthalmology Research
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Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part A (2025)

An atypical case of retained nuclear material post uneventful phacoemulsification surgery

Author(s):

Amit Singh, Sakshi Kumar, Alka Tripathi and Neha Singh

Abstract:

A 71 year old female came to us with the complain of redness and pain in her right eye from past 2 days. There was history of falling of shampoo in her eye 2 days back. She had undergone cataract surgery in her right eye 231 days back which was uneventful. Her post-operative period was also uneventful. On examination her vision in the right eye was 6/24. There was central corneal edema with Descemet membrane folds and there was a large chunk of nuclear material about 4 mm x 2 mm in the inferior portion of anterior chamber which was rubbing against the cornea. There was circumcorneal congestion as well. The patient was taken for anterior chamber wash and the oedema resolved.

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International Journal of Ophthalmology Research
How to cite this article:
Amit Singh, Sakshi Kumar, Alka Tripathi and Neha Singh. An atypical case of retained nuclear material post uneventful phacoemulsification surgery. Int. J. Ophthalmol. Res. 2025;7(1):60-61. DOI: 10.33545/26181495.2025.v7.i1a.35