title: Anterior internal lenticonus accompanied by congenital nuclear cataract.
abstract: Internal lenticonus is a very rare morphologic abnormality of crystalline lens which has been reported in only several cases in the literature. We herein reported the clinical characteristics and surgical findings of the anterior internal lenticonus accompanied by congenital nuclear cataract. Cataract extraction accompanied with intraocular lens implantation was uneventfully performed, and a good visual outcome was achieved in this case. Viral infection during embryonal and fetal period might account for the formation of the anterior internal lenticonus and congenital nuclear cataract in our case.
authors.affiliation: Eye Center, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chuan-Bin
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007905:Lens Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity