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arrest in the G1-phase in a dose-dependent manner, while body removal, and intraocular lens (IOL) implant. Post-
MMC inhibits DNA synthesis, which results in cell cycle operatively, IOL was imaged with Pentacam Scheimpflug
arrest in the S CSA also inhibits angiogenesis in imaging.
RESULTS: Scheimpflug imaging allowed us to confirm the
Our cases indicate that adjunctive treatment with top- presence and exact location of ILFB and its relation to
ical CSA (0.05%) and MMC (0.01%) prevents tumor the intact posterior capsule as well as the postoperative
recurrence and provides excellent ocular surface healing in IOL positioning. This helped in better planning of man-
patients who have tumor-positive margins following surgi- agement of traumatic cataract with ILFB.
CONCLUSIONS: Pentacam is a potential tool for accurate
localization of foreign bodies lodged in the lens and pro-
vides an objective basis for better patient counseling
and surgical planning.
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popyon, and fibrinous exudates in the pupillary area Left) suggestive of traumatic endophthalmitis, which wasmanaged with intravitreal vancomycin (1 mg/0.1 ml) and Role of Scheimpflug Imaging
ceftazidime (2.25 mg/0.1 ml). The right eye was normal.
in Traumatic Intralenticular
Within 48 hours, BCVA improved to count fingers threefeet away, corneal edema subsided, hypopyon reduced to Foreign Body
0.5 mm, and fibrinous exudates retracted. Slit-lamp exam- Satinder Pal Singh Grewal, MD,
Rajeev Jain, MD, Rajeev Gupta, MD,
and Dilraj Grewal, MBBS
PURPOSE: The role of Pentacam Scheimpflug imaging in
evaluation of penetrating eye injury and intralenticular
foreign body (ILFB).
DESIGN: Interventional case report.
METHODS: A 35-year-old male presented to our clinical
practice with penetrating eye injury and endophthalmitis.
FIGURE 1. Intralenticular foreign body (ILFB) and endoph-
Scheimpflug imaging helped localize the intralenticular
thalmitis. (Left) Anterior segment image showing endophthalmitis
foreign body (ILFB). It confirmed the posterior capsule
on the day of presentation. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA)
to be intact. He underwent phacoemulsification, foreign
was hand motion close to face. (Right) Two days later, endoph-
thalmitis has resolved and exudates are localized. The traumatic
Accepted for publication Apr 28, 2006.
cataract is evident at the site of capsular tear. BCVA improved to
From the Grewal Eye Institute, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh, India.
count fingers three feet. The metallic ILFB is visible in the
Inquiries to Satinder Pal Singh Grewal, MD, Grewal Eye Institute, temporal clear part of the lens.
S.C.O. 166-169, Sector 9-c, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh, India 160009;e-mail: drgrewal@gmail.com phacoemulsification (stop and chop), ILFB removal, andintraocular lens (IOLs) implantation (AMO AR 40e) werecarried out as a single procedure.
Four weeks post surgery, patient’s BCVA was 20/30 in the left eye. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy showed normal pu-pillary reactions, a well-centered in-the-bag IOL Left). Indirect ophthalmoscopy revealed a clear media.
FIGURE 2. Pentacam Scheimpflug image of the anterior segment.
Scheimpflug images revealed a well-centered IOL and an (Left) Intralenticular foreign body (ILFB) and the corneal wound
of entry are clearly visible (thin arrow). The trajectory projected
ILFB can be associated with cataract, intraocular from these two revealed the foreign body as coming from the right
inflammation, endophthalmitis, or siderosis Poste- side of the patient at an angle of 43.5° to the visual axis. ILFB
rior capsular rent may be coexistent in 25% of cases with measured 750 ␮ and is located 1510 ␮ from the anterior capsule
ILFB and has a major implication on surgical planning.
(short thick arrow). The posterior capsule is intact. (Right) The
three-dimensional virtual reconstruction of the lens delineates the
relative position of the ILFB (arrow).
there have been reports of ILFB lodged for a prolongedtime without Pentacam helps ophthalmologists to accurately localize and map the trajectory of foreign bodies lodged in anteriorsegment allowing better decisions for management.
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four weeks. (Left) A retro-illumination slit-lamp image shows a
3. Kumar A, Kumar V, Dapling RB. Traumatic cataract and well-centered intraocular lens (IOLs). Best-corrected visual
intralenticular foreign body. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2005;33: acuity (BCVA) is 20/30. (Right) The Scheimpflug image on
Pentacam showing margins of anterior capsulorrhexis (green
4. Scala FED, Kamal A. Intralenticular foreign body: a D-Day arrows), intact posterior capsule (white arrows), and a well-
reminder. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2005;33:659 – 660.
centered IOL implant with a minimum tilt of 160 ␮ (see blue
line grid markings).
Closure of Persistent Cyclodialysis
Cleft Using the Haptics of the
ination revealed a metallic foreign body lodged in uppertemporal quadrant of the lens with localized traumatic Intraocular Lens
cataract at the wound of entry Right). Media Pierre G. Mardelli, MD
clarity was Grade III on indirect ophthalmoscopy. How-ever, the integrity of the posterior capsule could not be PURPOSE: To evaluate a technique for ab-interno repair of
cyclodialysis cleft in conjunction with placement of an
Scheimpflug imaging Left) revealed the cor- intraocular lens (IOL).
neal wound of entry and intralenticular track of foreign DESIGN: Interventional case reports.
body. The trajectory projected from these two revealed the METHODS: SETTING: Clinical practice. PATIENTS: Two eyes
foreign body as coming from the right side of the patient at of two patients, one phakic and one aphakic, present
an angle of 43.5° to the visual axis. A highly reflective with hypotony secondary to traumatic cyclodialysis cleft.
ILFB (100% on lens densitometry scale), distinct from the INTERVENTION: A single piece all-polymethyl methacry-
site of traumatic cataract, was best localized at 2 o’clock late intraocular lens (PMMA IOL) 13.5 mm in diameter
(segment 197° Ϫ 17°). The ILFB was 750 ␮ in the maxi- was placed in the ciliary sulcus with the haptics placed in
mum dimension. It was 1510 ␮ posterior to the anterior the area of cyclodialysis cleft during cataract surgery and
capsule and 610 ␮ away from the intact posterior capsule.
The three dimensional reconstruction of the patient’s Accepted for publication May 10, 2006.
preoperative images showed the relative depth of foreign From the Glaucoma Service, Eye and Ear Hospital, and Department of body and its relation to the posterior capsule Ophthalmology, Hotel Dieu de France, Saint Joseph University, Beirut,Lebanon.
Right). Scheimpflug images helped to plan phacoemulsifi- Inquiries to Pierre G. Mardelli, MD, P. O. Box 113-5786, Beirut, cation, removal of ILFB, and patient counseling. Unimanual

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