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Volume 349:1094-1096 September 11, 2003 Number 11
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Repositioning of a Dislocated Intraocular Lens during a Roller-Coaster Ride

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To the Editor: Implantation of an intraocular lens is the standard technique for visual rehabilitation in cataract surgery. We report the case of a patient with spontaneous relocation of a dislocated intraocular lens during a roller-coaster ride. An eight-year-old boy underwent implantation of a posterior-chamber intraocular lens and a peripheral iridectomy for traumatic cataract. The pseudophakic eye reached a visual acuity of 20/20. At 19 years of age, after having been struck in the right eye, the patient noticed an irregularly shaped pupil. Visual acuity decreased to 20/25. Slit-lamp examination revealed a dislocation of his posterior-chamber intraocular lens into the . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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