{Reference Type}: Case Reports {Title}: Iris cyst after femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery: a case report. {Author}: Wu PY;Wu MH;Wu CC;Sun CC; {Journal}: BMC Ophthalmol {Volume}: 21 {Issue}: 1 {Year}: Jan 2021 13 {Factor}: 2.086 {DOI}: 10.1186/s12886-021-01803-y {Abstract}: BACKGROUND: 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.
METHODS: 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.
CONCLUSIONS: 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.