Anterior lens capsule rupture and traumatic cataract due to blunt ocular trauma Künt göz travmasi{dotless}na baǧli{dotless} lens ön kapsül rüptürü ve travmatik katarakt

Ilhan N., Ilhan Ö., Coşkun M., Ayintap E., Tuzcu E., Keskin U., ...More

Turk Oftalmoloiji Dergisi, vol.43, no.6, pp.477-478, 2013 (Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tjo.07769
  • Journal Name: Turk Oftalmoloiji Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.477-478
  • Keywords: Anterior lens capsule rupture, Blunt ocular trauma, Cataract
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A 16-year-old female was struck in the right eye with a plastic toy. Two days after the trauma, she was admitted to the eye clinic with complaining of reduced vision. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was hand motion in the right eye. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy showed a lightly swollen traumatic cataract with rupture of the anterior lens capsule, and mild inflammation was seen in the anterior chamber. The intraocular pressure was 16 mmHg. Ultrasonography of the posterior segment of the eye was normal. The surgery was performed using simcoe cannula through a clear corneal incision followed by implantation of a foldable, acrylic, posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL). One month postoperatively, BCVA in the right eye was 20/20. Blunt ocular trauma may rarely lead to anterior capsular rupture and traumatic cataract in the young. Although this complication is rare, ophthalmic examination and surgery have to be performed meticulously.