Mature cataracts in eyes with unilateral axial myopia.
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.
Shammas
H J
HJ
University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Milkie
C F
CF
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