Iris damage occurred in 2 patients due to the inadvertent forceful injection of a cannula. Despite luer lock syringes, the J-shaped cannula was injected during cortical removal in one eye and during hydration of the incision at the end of the procedure in the second eye. Iris damage should be added to the growing list of injuries that can result from cannula-related complications.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Corresponding author: Robert H. Osher, MD, Cincinnati Eye Institute, 19454 CEI Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, USA.
The author has no financial or proprietary interest in any material or product mentioned.
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