Utility of Anterior Segment OCT in the Management of Uveitic Cataract Surgery: A Fibrinoid Syndrome Case Treated with rtPA.

PURPOSE: To highlight the importance of swept-source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (SS-ASOCT) in the peri-surgical management of cataract in uveitis. To describe a case of fibrinoid syndrome in uveitis treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA).

METHODS

SS-ASOCT was performed at each follow-up before and after cataract surgery to assess anterior chamber inflammation and assist the clinical management of the patient.

RESULTS

A patient with idiopathic autoimmune uveitis was scheduled for cataract surgery. SS-ASOCT allowed to correctly plan the surgery timing. The patient developed a severe fibrinoid syndrome. Postsurgical SS-ASOCT allowed to distinguish between anterior chamber cells and fibrin thus guiding the timing for rtPA intracameral injection. Visual acuity improved from 20/400 the day after the surgery to 20/40.

CONCLUSION

SS-ASOCT allowed a precise assessment of the inflammatory components (cellular vs fibrinoid) after cataract surgery. Intracameral rtPA was safe and effective in the treatment fibrinoid syndrome in uveitis.