title: Mature cataracts in eyes with unilateral axial myopia.
abstract: Seven patients with unsuspected unilateral axial myopia developed a cataract in the longer eye. Vision deteriorated in all cases between the ages of 40 and 55 years. Bilateral axial length measurements were necessary for the diagnosis and revealed a difference of 4.5 mm to 6.7 mm between the two eyes. Five cases had a mature cataract and had extracapsular cataract extraction; surgery restored isometropia, improved the visual acuity to 20/200 or better, and enlarged the field of vision. All patients were amblyopic in the cataractous eye.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Shammas
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Milkie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014792:Visual Acuity