%0 Case Reports
%T Iris cyst after femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: a case report.
%A Wu PY
%A Wu MH
%A Wu CC
%A Sun CC
%J BMC Ophthalmol
%V 21
%N 1
%D Jan 2021 13
%M 33441104
%F 2.086
%R 10.1186/s12886-021-01803-y
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Secondary iris cysts are uncommon complication after cataract surgery. The reports of an iris cyst after conventional phacoemulsification surgery are scanty, let alone the iris cyst following femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS). We herein report an unusual case of an iris cyst after an uneventful FLACS.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A 64-year-old man who was healthy underwent FLACS for a moderate cataract of his left eye. Shortly after surgery, he achieved 20/20 vision, but anterior bowing of temporal iris was noted on postoperative day 9 with a retro-pupillary iris cyst at temporal-inferior quadrant found after pupil dilatation. The cyst was confirmed by ultrasound bio-microscopy afterward. Four weeks later, argon laser cystotomy was performed, and the cyst disappeared 3 days later. The patient's vision remained stable thereafter.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Although rare, secondary iris cyst may be one of the complications after FLACS. Argon laser cystotomy is effective in the management of post-FLACS iris cyst.