The presence of posterior synechia at the time that uveitis is diagnosed in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis may be a risk factor in the development of early cataract ...

Posterior synechiae are at the pupil margin where the iris is adherent to the anterior lens capsule, which prevents dilation and makes cataract surgery more challenging.

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Various degrees of posterior synechiae were noted in 10 of these patients (Table 1). After application of 25 μ g of r-TPA, the fibrin reaction gradually resolved in all cases.

Three indicated moderate after-cataract or a pupil almost covered by posterior synechiae and 4 indicated extensive after-cataract and a pupil totally covered by posterior synechiae.

Therefore, it should only be performed as prophylaxis against a sequestered pupil if the eye is inflamed prior to the transplantation, already has significant posterior synechiae or has had or is ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Dr. Passavant's Operation for Breaking up Posterior Synechiæ ...

Use of a chitosan-based gel dressing after endoscopic sinus surgery for nasal polyps was found to reduce risk of wound infection and synechia in patients, although no difference was observed ...

Posterior and/or peripheral anterior synechia Figure 16, iris atrophy, cataract due to inflammation and/or medication and secondary glaucoma may develop.

In the eye below, a brown halo surrounds the pupil — the opening at the centre of the eye that looks black — a disorder called posterior synechia.

Nonspecific findings included posterior synechiae that resulted from adhesion of the inflamed iris to the lens, which caused an irregular pupil, and keratic precipitates (Figure 2) secondary to ...

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Dr. Passavant's Operation for Breaking up Posterior Synechiæ ...