Study (in chronological order) | Complication | Corollary notes |
Clemens 2013 | Onset and formation of macular hole | ― |
Turaka 2013 | Anterior migration of implant | Patient had history of pars plana vitrectomy and scleral buckle retinal detachment surgery; prior treatment for CRVO‐ME with multiple intravitreal bevacizumab and dexamethasone injections |
Bakri 2012 | Worsening of vitreomacular traction | Patient had diabetes, hypertension, anemia and rheumatoid arthritis |
Pardo‐Lopez 2012 | Diffuse corneal edema and anterior migration of implant | Patient treated for BRVO‐ME; patient had prior cataract surgery with intraoperative violation of the lens posterior capsula; implant removed and treated with corneal transplantation |
Hirasawa 2009 | Secondary macular hole | Patient had mild ROP that resolved spontaneously |
Mushtaq 2009 | Syphilitic infection of the eye | May have had previous syphilis infection that re‐activated locally |
Sekiryu 2008 | CMV retinitis | Patient was immunocompetent |
Roth 2008 | Corneal epithelial defect | Thought to be related to pretreatment with povidone‐iodine solution |
Lattanzio 2007 | Macular hole progression | Occurred despite improvement in CME and VA |
Konstantopoulos 2007 | Phacoanaphylactic glaucoma | Required vitrectomy with cataract surgery |
Retinal detachment | In 2 patients with previous retinal tears | |
Nkeme 2006 | Pseudo‐endophthalmitis | ― |
Transient hypertony | Occurred in 53% eyes | |
Full‐thickness macular hole | ― | |
Jain 2006 | Pseudocataract | Result of adherence of triamcinolone particles to posterior lens |
Aggermann 2006 | Endophthalmitis with retinal necrosis | Clinically resembles herpetic retinopathies |
Yang 2005 | Refractory ocular hypertension | ― |
Srinivasan 2005 | Conjunctival necrosis overlaying sclera entry site | Patient treated for BRVO‐ME |
Kaushik 2004 | Intractable glaucoma | ― |
Benz 2003 | Mycobacterium chelonae abscess | Patient treated for diabetic macular edema Eventual enucleation of eye |