title: Calcified cataractous lens.
abstract: We report a calcified cataractous lens in a 24-year-old man who had retinal degeneration in the right eye since childhood. The visual acuity had dropped to light perception. Clear corneal phacoemulsification was performed, and the shell of a 5.4 mm x 4.0 mm x 2.0 mm calcified substance was removed with a forceps using the can-opener technique. The specimen was analyzed using radiological study, histopathological examination, chemical element analysis, and transmission electron microscopy. Four years postoperatively, the patient's visual acuity was 20/200.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital & National Defense Medical Center, 325 Cheng-Gung Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shang-Yi
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Chi-Ting
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Horng
authors.forename: Wei-Hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Cheng-Jong
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D014792:Visual Acuity