Infiltration of hydrogel implant into the sclera with calcification: a case report with histologic findings

Can J Ophthalmol. 2016 Dec;51(6):e187-e189. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.06.010. Epub 2016 Sep 7.

Authors

Yi C Lai¹, Neena M Mirani², Paul D Langer¹, Neelakshi Bhagat³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
² Department of Pathology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey. Electronic address: bhagatne@njms.rutgers.edu.

PMID: 27938981
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.06.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Calcinosis / etiology*
Calcinosis / pathology
Calcinosis / surgery
Eye Foreign Bodies / etiology*
Eye Foreign Bodies / pathology
Eye Foreign Bodies / surgery
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
Foreign-Body Migration / pathology
Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
Humans
Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate*
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Failure
Retinal Detachment / surgery*
Scleral Buckling / adverse effects*
Scleral Buckling / instrumentation
Scleral Diseases / etiology*
Scleral Diseases / pathology
Scleral Diseases / surgery

Substances

Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate