Site of bleeding after cataract surgery is:
Correct Answer: Posterior ciliary vessels
Description: Posterior ciliary vessels REF: Phacoemulsification in difficult and challenging cases by Luis W. Lu, I. Howard Fine- Page 173 Expulsive choroidal haemorrhage is a rare and dreadful complication of cataract surgery that usually results in either loss of vision or loss of the eye. It is most frequently associated with cataract surgery but it can occur spontaneously or in association with glaucoma surgery, corneal transplantation, traumatic rupture of the globe, perforation of a corneal ulcer, retinal surgery, macular degeneration, systemic anticoagulation and necrosis of the choroidal melanoma. Histopathologic studies have demonstrated that rupture of the posterior ciliary aeries is the underlying pathophysiologic event responsible for the development of expulsive choroidal hemorrhage. Complications of Cataract Surgery: Optical power aberrations (sphere and cylinder) Capsule rupture without vitreous loss Capsule rupture with vitreous loss Vitreous capture in incisional wound Iris prolapse Iris capture in incisional wound Nuclear loss into the posterior segment Intraocular lens loss into the posterior segment Inability to primarily implant intraocular lens due to above Glaucoma (aphakic, inflammatory, malignant, pupil block) Chronic inflammatory disease Cystoid macular edema Retinal detachment Hypotony Choroidal edema and effusion Choroidal hemorrhage Infection
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