A Rare Case of Lens-Induced Uveitis with Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy and Massive Encapsulation of Fallen Nuclear Material

Abstract

We experienced a rare case of lens-induced uveitis (LIU) with severe proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) diagnosed upon finding lens nuclear material encapsulated by intravitreal proliferative tissue. A 60-year-old man was referred to our hospital for the treatment of vision loss caused by unexplained uveitis in the right eye (OD). Seven months previously, a complicated cataract surgery that required unplanned anterior vitrectomy and transscleral suture of intraocular lens was performed on that eye at another clinic. Severe inflammation with dense vitreous opacity occurred in the OD postoperatively. Although topical and oral administration of steroids reduced the inflammation 7 months after the surgery, PVR with tractional retinal detachment was developed in the OD. Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) was performed for the treatment and diagnosis. PPV revealed the presence of lens nuclear fragments within the vitreous, which was approximately 60% the ordinary nucleus size and was encapsulated by intravitreal proliferative tissue. The nuclear fragments were extracted from a superior corneoscleral flap. Intraocular inflammation was reduced with postoperative topical and oral steroid treatments and the retina remained reattached 1 year after the PPV. In conclusion, uveitis with an episode of a complicated cataract surgery may suggest LIU.