Serious adverse events related to the injection procedure included infections, retinal detachment, and traumatic cataract.

Later in life, Cleaver suffered a traumatic cataract in his remaining eye as a result of his original injuries.

Traumatic cataracts.

Zone II: region designated by the anterior chamber, lens, and pars plicata; the most common injuries sustained in this region are hyphemas and traumatic cataracts.

Resulting injuries include glaucoma, which is excessive pressure inside the eye, and traumatic cataracts, a clouding of the lens - a part of the eye that focuses light on the retina.