spontaneous Healing Of Hypermature Morgagnian Cataract: Case Report With Photographs
Klinische Monatsblatter für Augenheilkunde und Augenarztliche Fortbildung 176(4): April 1980; 678-680
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Spontaneous rupture of the lens capsule in hypermature morgagnian cataract is rare. A case report with photographs of spontaneous resorption of the lens cortex and clear pupil without secondary glaucoma or cyclitis is presented.
Case Details
Personal Characteristics
80-year-old female patient, known diabetes mellitus for about 10 years
Clinical Characteristics
Mature cataract on both sides, intracapsular cataract extraction on the right side performed without complications 17 years ago, definitive aphacial correction (+10.0 sph right) eight weeks later, vision of 1.25, reported improved vision in left eye over recent years, eye without irritation and pain
Remission Characteristics
Spontaneous rupture of the lens capsule, spontaneous resorption of the lens cortex and clear pupil without secondary glaucoma or cyclitis
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Clinical Treatment
Intracapsular cataract extraction on the right side, aphacial correction (+10.0 sph right)
Additional Notes
Patient had not seen an optician since the treatment, although a cataract extraction on the left side at a later time had been recommended to her