Management of traumatic phacocele

Abstract

Phacocele is defined as dislocation of normal crystalline lens into sub conjunctival space through scleral defect after blunt trauma.A case of post-traumatic scleral/limbal tear and dislocated normal crystalline lens to the sub-conjunctival space, supero-nasally. On examination the best corrected visual acuity in left eye was finger counting close to face.Wound exploration with tear repair was done under general anaesthesia under nil visual prognosis, anterior chamber was formed.Traumatic phacocele usually occurs due to indirect impact on the globe following blunt trauma and is an emergency condition to be treated as early as possible.