Course: Elevated Intraocular Pressure Associated With Anterior Chamber Migration of Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant 1 Year After Administration
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2022-10-20
A female patient aged 61 years with myopia (-6.00 diopters before cataract surgery) who had previously undergone cataract surgery and vitrectomy had unilateral elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) for 2 months. She had received 3 dexamethasone implants without complications and subsequently received a fluocinolone acetonide (FAc) implant injected intravitreally 1 year before presentation for corticosteroid-dependent Irvine-Gass syndrome. On examination, measured IOP was 30 mm Hg despite maximal topical and oral glaucoma medications. The patient stated she could see the device in her field of vision when lying on her back. The implant was not visualized on fundus examination, ultra-widefield imaging, or ultrasonography. Subsequently, the FAc implant was noted on gonioscopy inferiorly (, A). Surgical removal was planned. When the patient was supine, the device moved into the pupillary area, which likely occurred when the patient saw the implant moving (, B).
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