Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Perfluorodecaline residue in the anterior chamber of a patient with an intact crystalline lens: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Case report Open Access Perfluorodecaline residue in the anterior chamber of a patient with an intact crystalline lens a case report Erdinc Aydin and Helin Deniz Demir Address Department of Ophthalmology Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine Tokat Turkey Email Erdinc Aydin - erdincaydin@ Helin Deniz Demir - helindeniz@ Corresponding author Published 22 January 2008 Received 30 July 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 13 doi 1752-1947-2-13 Accepted 22 January 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 13 2008 Aydin and Demir licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Perfluorocarbon liquids are frequently used as intraoperative tools in vitreoretinal surgery and may occasionally be retained in the vitreous cavity. We report a patient who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for a giant tear after receiving blunt trauma to his right eye and sustained postoperative perfluorocarbon liquid residue in the anterior chamber in spite of an intact crystalline lens. Case presentation Perfluorodecaline was used as a temporary retinal tamponade. Three weeks after the surgery a residue of heavy liquid was observed in the anterior chamber even though the patient had an intact crystalline lens without any tilt or dislocation. The remnant of the heavy liquid was taken out of the anterior chamber immediately to avoid secondary complications. Conclusion Presence of heavy liquids in the anterior chamber may be associated with zonular defects even though the patient has an intact crystalline lens. Background Perfluorocarbon liquids PFCLs with high specific gravity relative to aqueous or subretinal .
