Bilateral spontaneous rupture of anterior lens capsules in a middle-aged woman
Hypermature cataracts are commonly seen in developing countries. Spontaneous rupture of the anterior capsule, resulting in dislocation of the lens nucleus into the anterior chamber, presents rarely in hypermature cataracts. We describe a middle-aged woman who presented with spontaneous anterior disl...
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| author | Chandrakanthan, Hemalatha Hamzah, Norhafizah Ismail, Shatriah |
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| description | Hypermature cataracts are commonly seen in developing countries. Spontaneous rupture of the anterior capsule, resulting in dislocation of the lens nucleus into the anterior chamber, presents rarely in hypermature cataracts. We describe a middle-aged woman who presented with spontaneous anterior dislocation of the nucleus in both eyes. The presence of calcification spots in the posterior capsule at the pupillary edge strongly suggested that our patient had hypermature cataracts. It is important to highlight this uncommon cause of nucleus dislocation in a patient with no previous history of ocular trauma. |
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| spelling | usm-383962018-01-16T09:01:14Z http://eprints.usm.my/38396/ Bilateral spontaneous rupture of anterior lens capsules in a middle-aged woman Chandrakanthan, Hemalatha Hamzah, Norhafizah Ismail, Shatriah RE Ophthalmology Hypermature cataracts are commonly seen in developing countries. Spontaneous rupture of the anterior capsule, resulting in dislocation of the lens nucleus into the anterior chamber, presents rarely in hypermature cataracts. We describe a middle-aged woman who presented with spontaneous anterior dislocation of the nucleus in both eyes. The presence of calcification spots in the posterior capsule at the pupillary edge strongly suggested that our patient had hypermature cataracts. It is important to highlight this uncommon cause of nucleus dislocation in a patient with no previous history of ocular trauma. Dove Medical Press 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38396/1/Bilateral_spontaneous_rupture_of_anterior_lens_capsules_in_a_middle-aged_woman.pdf Chandrakanthan, Hemalatha and Hamzah, Norhafizah and Ismail, Shatriah (2012) Bilateral spontaneous rupture of anterior lens capsules in a middle-aged woman. Clinical Ophthalmology, 2012 (6). pp. 1955-1957. ISSN 1177-5467 https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S37276 |
| spellingShingle | RE Ophthalmology Chandrakanthan, Hemalatha Hamzah, Norhafizah Ismail, Shatriah Bilateral spontaneous rupture of anterior lens capsules in a middle-aged woman |
| title | Bilateral spontaneous rupture of anterior lens capsules in a middle-aged woman |
| title_full | Bilateral spontaneous rupture of anterior lens capsules in a middle-aged woman |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral spontaneous rupture of anterior lens capsules in a middle-aged woman |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral spontaneous rupture of anterior lens capsules in a middle-aged woman |
| title_short | Bilateral spontaneous rupture of anterior lens capsules in a middle-aged woman |
| title_sort | bilateral spontaneous rupture of anterior lens capsules in a middle-aged woman |
| topic | RE Ophthalmology |
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