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We present a patient who had decreased visual acuity and hypotony in the left eye 2 months after removal of an anterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (pIOL). Gonioscopy demonstrated a cyclodialysis cleft at the 6 o'clock position in the region of the IOL footplate, which was confirmed by ultrasound biomicroscopy. A cyclodialysis cleft formation is one possible complication of pIOL removal. Careful gonioscopy evaluation before removal of pIOLs should be mandatory to assess the amount of fibrosis and the presence of synechia between the IOL and the surrounding tissues.
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