Bilateral spontaneous anterior lens dislocation in a retinitis pigmentosa patient.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of bilateral spontaneous anterior lens dislocation associated with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).


METHODS
A 45-year-old male with RP presented with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in the right eye and was treated with laser iridotomy (LI). After LI, complete crystalline lens dislocation into the anterior chamber occurred. Surgical intervention, including anterior vitrectomy, intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE), and IOL scleral fixation was performed. Two years later, the same episode occurred in his left eye and a similar treatment was done.


RESULTS
Surgery was successful in both eyes.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first report of bilateral spontaneous anterior lens dislocation in a RP patient.
Kwon
Young A
YA
Department of Ophthalmology, Kim's Eye Hospital, Myung-Gok Eye Research Institute, Konyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Bae
Soong Hwan
SH
Sohn
Yong Ho
YH
D000867:Anterior Chamber; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D004596:Electroretinography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014794:Visual Fields; D014821:Vitrectomy