Spontaneous dislocation of posterior polar cataract.
We report an unusual case of unilateral spontaneous lens dislocation in a 52-year-old woman with a posterior polar cataract. We postulate that the increasing lens size secondary to nuclear sclerosis may have exerted pressure on a thinned posterior capsule, causing the capsule to rupture spontaneously. The unusual weak posterior capsule in posterior polar cataract is a well-recognized risk factor in phacoemulsification surgery. We believe this is the first report case of spontaneous lens dislocation secondary to posterior capsule rupture in posterior polar cataract.
Department of Ophthalmology, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom. s_ho2@yahoo.com
Shu Fen
SF
Ho
Sohail
S
Ahmed
Anwar G
AG
Zaman
D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000209:etiology; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*