Large corneal epithelial detachment as a complication of wound burping to release aqueous humor for elevated intraocular pressure following cataract surgery

• Main Authors: Tsai, Jarryl H. J., Au Eong, Jonathan T. W., Au Eong, Kah-Guan
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Aqueous humor release; Cataract surgery
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181736
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Wound burping is a technique used to treat intraocular pressure spikes in the immediate postoperative period after cataract surgery. A 55-year-old man with no history of glaucoma presented with painless blurring of vision in his left eye following cataract surgery 20 days earlier. Ophthalmic examina...