THE PRESENCE of an intraocular cilium following perforating trauma or eye surgery is a rare complication. We report the case of a retained cilium lodged between an intraocular lens optic and silicone oil, which appeared 5 years after retinal detachment surgery.
A 69-year-old man underwent uncomplicated phacoemulsification with placement of a posterior chamber intraocular lens in his left eye in 1990. He subsequently developed a macula of retinal detachment of the same eye in 1996, which was repaired with pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil placement.