Posttraumatic neovascularization in a cataractous crystalline lens.
A 73-year-old woman presented with a dense traumatic cataract and intralens angiogenesis. Slitlamp examination showed abundant blood vessels in the lens stroma. Microscopic examination confirmed the presence of blood cells in the lumen. The angiogenesis represented an ingrowth into the lens from posterior synechias. Pathologic angiogenesis is frequently seen in the retina, vitreous, iris, and cornea but is rarely seen in the crystalline lens. This is the first well-documented case of angiogenesis in the lens stroma.
Hwang
Yih-Shiou
YS
Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei Shan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan.
Lai
Chi-Chun
CC
Lee
Jiahn-Shing
JS
Yang
Ko-Jen
KJ
Chen
Tun-Lu
TL
D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012590:Sclera / Q000293:injuries*