title: ANTERIOR CHAMBER SYNCHYSIS SCINTILLANS: A CASE REPORT.
abstract: Synchysis scintillans is a vitreous condition in which multiple golden brown opacities are formed as a result of chronic vitreous hemorrhage. Anterior chamber synchysis scintillans was described in patients with afakia or lens subluxation. We report a case of a 63-year-old man with a history of left eye trauma and complete loss of vision, who presented for left eye discomfort. The slit lamp examination revealed crystals of synchysis scintillans and rare inflammatory cells in the anterior chamber, stromal iris atrophy, circumferential posterior iris synechiae, and complete lens opacity. Total retinal detachment was observed on ocular ultrasonography. Intraocular pressure value was in normal range. The distinctiveness of this case is the mechanism of vitreous crystals mobilization into the anterior chamber through an atrophic iris while intraocular pressure remains normal.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banc
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stan
mesh_terms: D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002784:Cholesterol; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology*; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol