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Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome following cataract surgery in a case of anterior megalophthalmos

Koch, Camila R; Sena, Paulo Vinicius de Carvalho; Almeida, Paula Caroline Matos; Fernandes, Matheus Borges; Kara-Junior, Newton.

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (4), 2019

ABSTRACT Intraoperative and postoperative cataract surgery in eyes with anterior megalophthalmos are challenging procedures. Herein we describe the case of a 53-year-old male with anterior megalophthalmos who developed unilateral Urrets-Zavalia Syndrome following cataract surgery....

Cámara Anterior/cirugía, Enfermedades Hereditarias del Ojo/complicaciones, Enfermedades Hereditarias del Ojo/cirugía, Enfermedades Genéticas Ligadas al Cromosoma X/complicaciones, Enfermedades Genéticas Ligadas al Cromosoma X/cirugía, Presión Intraocular, Facoemulsificación/efectos adversos, Complicaciones Posoperatorias, Trastornos de la Pupila/etiología, Trastornos de la Pupila/patología, Síndrome, Agudeza Visual

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Update and review of Urrets-Zavalia syndrome

ABSTRACT For more than half a century, Urrets-Zavalia syndrome (fixed dilated pupil) has been described as a postoperative complication of ophthalmic surgery. Since first reported as a complication of penetrating keratoplasty for keratoconus in patients receiving atropine, the characteristic features of ...