TJ-CEO
2022 , Vol 17 , Num 2
A Case With Tubular Silicone Sheath in The Anterior Chamber After Intravitreal Dexamethasone (Ozurdex) Implantation
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Sağlık Uygulama ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları, Onikişubat, Türkiye
DOI :
10.37844/glauc.cat.2022.17.16
A 65-year-old female patient was treated with intravitreal ranibizumab and dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex) for right retinal vein branch
occlusion. A transparent foreign body was detected in the anterior chamber 32 months after the last dexamethasone implant injection. With its
tubular appearance, the foreign body was thought to be the silicone sheath residue in the eye during dexamethasone implant application. There
was no additional pathological finding related to the anterior chamber of the patient. Although the active ingredient of the dexamethasone
implant can dissolve in the eye, sometimes the silicone sheath may remain. The silicone sheath residue in the anterior chamber can be confused
with the dislocated Descemet?s membrane in patients who have undergone cataract surgery.
Keywords :
anterior chamber, Descemet?s membrane, dexhametosone implant