title: Lenticonus.
abstract: Lenticonus is a bulging of the lens capsule and the underlying cortex. The diagnosis of lenticonus is essentially a clinical diagnosis which is made by biomicroscopic examination. According to the localization of the conus a distinction is made between lenticonus anterior and lenticonus posterior. Whereas lenticonus anterior is part of the Alport syndrome, lenticonus posterior is not associated with systemic disease. A case report of each of both types is presented and the clinical presentation, the aetiology, the pathogenesis and the treatment are discussed.
authors: Departement of Ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Jacobs
authors: F M
authors: FM
authors: Meire
mesh_terms: D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D009394:Nephritis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications; D013285:Strabismus / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography