Phacoanaphylactic uveitis
Phacoanaphylactic uveitis
Definition
Intraocular inflammation occurring after extracapsular cataract extraction; probably an immune reaction to the patient's liberated lenticular proteins.
Also known as endophthalmitis phacoanaphylactica, lens-induced endophthalmitis, lens-induced uveitis, Phacoallergic endophthalmitis, Phacoantigenic endophthalmitis, Phako-anaphylactic endophthalmitis — per MONDO