Bilateral lens subluxation through a crystalline lens ectopia in a girl of 7 years: what diagnosis

Bilateral lens subluxation associated with atopic

PU R P O S E. Ectopia lentis remains a therapeutic challenge for ophthalmologists. It classically p resents with a preceding history of blunt or penetrating ocular trauma, or it may be associated with other ocular disorders such as congenital glaucoma and aniridia, or concomitant here d i t a ry systemic diseases such as Marfan syndrome and homocystinuria. ME T H O D S. Case re p o r t . RE S U...

Bilateral ectopia lentis with isolated lens coloboma in Marfan syndrome

A rare case of bilateral ectopia lentis with isolated lens coloboma in Marfan syndrome is reported. A 21-year-old female presented with decreased vision in both eyes. Her unaided visual acuity was 20/200 and 20/400 in the right and left eye, respectively, improving to 20/40 with -4.5 DS/-3.0 DC x 10° correction in the right eye and 20/80 with -10.0 DS/-6.5 Dc x10° correction in the left eye. On...

Bilateral posterior crystalline lens dislocations in an otherwise healthy child

Introduction: Ectopia lentis is defined as a crystalline lens displacement, either partially or completely, due to zonular abnormalities. It can be a result of trauma, hereditary ocular disease, or part of systemic diseases, like Marfan syndrome and homocystinuria. Case description: We report a case of a medically free 16-year-old girl, who was referred to our hospital complaining of poor visio...

Physiology of Crystalline Lens

Intracapsular Lens Extraction for the Treatment of Pupillary Block Glaucoma Associated with Anterior Subluxation of the Crystalline Lens

PURPOSE To report a case of pupillary block glaucoma associated with spontaneous crystalline lens subluxation into the anterior chamber in a 34-year-old man. METHODS Dry vitrectomy was performed for securing enough retrolental space, and an intracapsular lens extraction was then performed via a corneolimbal incision. Additional endothelial cell damage was avoided with an injection of viscoela...