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¹Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabili Dalı, Kırıkkale, Doç. Dr.
²Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabili Dalı, Kırıkkale, Asist. Dr. We report a case of intralenticular triamcinolone acetonide injection which rapidly induced a total lens opacification in a diabetic patient. The patient was a 68-year-old female with bilateral diffuse macular edema which were unresponsive to grid laser photocoagulation. The patient complained of decreased vision at the end of the procedure and examination showed us a totally opacified crystalline lens with intralenticular yellowish granules. Nucleus dropped into the vitreus cavity after initiating the phacoemulsification. An oblique posterior capsular rupture was observed. The operation was termed following posterior vitrectomy, phacofragmentation and sulcus fixated secondary intraocular lens implantation. Keywords : Lens, triamcinolone acetonide injection, traumatic cataract