Perfluorodecaline residue in the anterior chamber of a patient with an intact crystalline lens: a case report

Perfluorocarbon liquids are frequently used as intraoperative tools in vitreoretinal surgery and may occasionally be retained in the vitreous cavity. We report a patient who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for a giant tear after receiving blunt trauma to his right eye and sustained postoperative perfluorocarbon liquid residue in the anterior chamber in spite of an intact crystalline lens.Perfluorodecaline was used as a temporary retinal...