Lens absorption and aphakia secondary to trauma

Case Report

Year 2017, Volume: 34 Issue: 2, 141 - 143, 08.09.2017

In this article we aimed to report a case with lens absorption and aphakia secondary

to trauma. A 27-year-old woman presented with low vision and exotropia.

Biomicroscopic examination demonstrated no pathology in the right eye. The

left eye was aphakic with intact lens capsule and minimal central corneal opacity.

The uncorrected visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye and hand movement

in the left eye. The best corrected visual acuity was 20/40 with +12.00 D

in her left eye. She had not undergone any eye surgery, however, the parents

described a trauma to her left eye at the age of seven. Routine blood tests were

within normal range. Our diagnosis was cataractous or clear lens absorption

secondary to trauma and sensory exotropia. Following secondary intraocular

lens implantation and strabismus surgery, visual acuity of the patient increased

and orthophoria was achieved. Consequently, lens absorption should always be

considered in cases with aphakia secondary to trauma.

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Year 2017, Volume: 34 Issue: 2, 141 - 143, 08.09.2017

Buller, F., 1899. Double needle intended to facilitate the discission of secondary cataract. Trans. Am. Ophthalmol. Soc. 8, 563-567. Gobert, A., Vereecken, G., Meire, F., Van Oye, R., De Laey, J.J., 1995. Ocular perforation in utero. Bull. Soc. Belge. Ophthalmol. 259, 77-80. Jackson, E., 1913. Discission of the crystalline lens. Trans. Am. Ophthalmol. Soc. 13, 394-402. Marlow, S.B., 1952. Spontaneous absorption of cataract. Trans. Am. Ophthalmol. Soc. 50, 283-293. Painter, S.L., Imrie, F.R., Mayer, E.J., 2008. Lens reabsorption following self-induced needling and subsequent intracapsular secondary intraocular lens placement. J. Cataract Refract. Surg. 34, 868-870. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.12.037. Rofagha, S., Day, S., Winn, B.J., Ou, J.I., Bhisitkul, R.B., Chiu, C.S., 2008. Spontaneous resolution of a traumatic cataract caused by an intralenticular foreign body. J Cataract Refract Surg. 34, 1033-1035. doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.01.033.

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Journal Section	Basic Medical Sciences
Authors	Nazife Sefi Yurdakul Seda Bodur This is me
Publication Date	September 8, 2017
Submission Date	September 7, 2017
Acceptance Date	July 6, 2015
Published in Issue	Year 2017 Volume: 34 Issue: 2

APA	Yurdakul, N. S., & Bodur, S. (2017). Lens absorption and aphakia secondary to trauma. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, 34(2), 141-143.
AMA	Yurdakul NS, Bodur S. Lens absorption and aphakia secondary to trauma. J. Exp. Clin. Med. September 2017;34(2):141-143.
Chicago	Yurdakul, Nazife Sefi, and Seda Bodur. “Lens Absorption and Aphakia Secondary to Trauma”. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 34, no. 2 (September 2017): 141-43.
EndNote	Yurdakul NS, Bodur S (September 1, 2017) Lens absorption and aphakia secondary to trauma. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 34 2 141–143.
IEEE	N. S. Yurdakul and S. Bodur, “Lens absorption and aphakia secondary to trauma”, J. Exp. Clin. Med., vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 141–143, 2017.
ISNAD	Yurdakul, Nazife Sefi - Bodur, Seda. “Lens Absorption and Aphakia Secondary to Trauma”. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 34/2 (September 2017), 141-143.
JAMA	Yurdakul NS, Bodur S. Lens absorption and aphakia secondary to trauma. J. Exp. Clin. Med. 2017;34:141–143.
MLA	Yurdakul, Nazife Sefi and Seda Bodur. “Lens Absorption and Aphakia Secondary to Trauma”. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, vol. 34, no. 2, 2017, pp. 141-3.
Vancouver	Yurdakul NS, Bodur S. Lens absorption and aphakia secondary to trauma. J. Exp. Clin. Med. 2017;34(2):141-3.