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BLOG: Traumatic pseudophacocele

Issue: July 2016

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Extrusion of an IOL into the subconjunctival space has been termed “pseudophacocele.” Blunt trauma is the major factor behind the forceful expulsion of the IOL into the subconjunctival space. Forceful extrusion of the IOL has been reported in the suprachoroidal space, in the vitreous cavity and sometimes outside the eyeball.

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