Avoiding Chemosis
March 27, 2009DrHovanesian No Comments »Avoiding Chemosis During Intraocular Surgery Benefits More than the Surgeon’s View Conjunctival chemosis sometimes occurs during cataract surgery (see figure) when a clear corneal incision (whether primary incision or paracentesis) is placed posteriorly enough that leaking fluid exiting the eye can be partially diverted under the conjunctiva. When the conjunctiva balloons upward, BSS pools on [...]