Phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in an Alport's syndrome patient with bilateral anterior and posterior lenticonus

Jaspreet Sukhija; Jagjit S Saini; Arun K Jain

doi:10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01977-6

Phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in an Alport's syndrome patient with bilateral anterior and posterior lenticonus

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Sep;29(9):1834-6. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01977-6.

Authors

Jaspreet Sukhija¹, Jagjit S Saini, Arun K Jain

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 14522311
DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(02)01977-6

Abstract

We report a case of intraocular lens (IOL) implantation with a continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis and phacoemulsification in a 30-year-old man manifesting anterior and posterior lenticonus. The surgery was uneventful and on follow-up, the IOL was well centered in the bag.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Capsulorhexis
Humans
Lens Diseases / etiology*
Lens Diseases / surgery*
Lens Implantation, Intraocular*
Male
Nephritis, Hereditary / complications*
Phacoemulsification*