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| OPHTHALMIC IMAGE |
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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 850 |
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Unilateral posterior lenticonus
Navya D Davara, Manish Bhagat
Brien Holden Institute of Optometry and Vision Sciences, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
| Date of Web Publication | 16-Jul-2022 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Navya D Davara
L V Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Road No: 2, Hyderabad, Telangana
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_626_22
How to cite this article:
Davara ND, Bhagat M. Unilateral posterior lenticonus. Indian J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2022;2:850 |
A 10-year-old female patient presented to us with a complaint of gradual and progressive diminution of vision in the right eye for 2 years. Her personal and systemic history was not significant. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed a classical oil droplet reflex in the right eye on retro-illumination [Figure 1] as well as a prominent protrusion of the central part of the posterior capsule as seen in the Scheimpflug image [Figure 2]. The patient was diagnosed to have unilateral posterior lenticonus and was further managed by cataract surgery with a good postoperative outcome. | Figure 1: Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed a classical oil droplet reflex in the right eye on retro-illumination
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 | Figure 2: Prominent protrusion of the central part of the posterior capsule as seen in the Scheimpflug image
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Lenticonus is a cone-like protrusion in the anterior-posterior part of the crystalline lens. Posterior lenticonus is more common than the anterior.[1] It is often bilateral and usually associated with Alport syndrome.[2] Alport syndrome results in renal failure and hematuria and can be avoided by early diagnosis. However, in our case, the patient presented with unilateral lenticonus without any systemic or ocular associations.
Lenticonus can occur unilaterally as well. However, before labeling them as iatrogenic, it is important to screen these patients to rule out Alport or other systemic abnormalities.
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Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
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| 1. | Cheng KP, Hiles DA, Biglan AW, Pettapiece MC. Management of posterior lenticonus. J PediatrOphthalmol Strabismus 1991;28:143-9, discussion 150.  |
| 2. | Tiwari US, Aishwarya A, Kujur R. Bilateral combined anterior and posterior lenticonus in Alport's Syndrome. Rom J Ophthalmol 2018;62:228-30. |
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