Cataracta ossea and other intraocular ossifications. A case report and a thirty-year Danish material.
Cataracta ossea is described in a 5-year-old Danish boy, representing a sequal to a unilateral measles-endophthalmitis 3 years earlier. Ossification was not demonstrated elsewhere in the eye. Further, cases of intraocular ossification over a 30-year period were reviewed, based on the files of the Eye Pathology Institute. The total of 155 made up about 3% of enucleated eyes from Danish material received for examination. Regarding age at the initial eye lesion, more than half appeared within the first decade of life. The most frequent underlying lesions were trauma (32%) and uveitis (25%). Among the less frequent causes, emphasis is given to three cases of malignant uveal melanoma. Ossification of the lens was not encountered in the series - except for the case which motivated the review.
D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors