TY - JOUR
T1 - Calcified cataractous lens
AU - Chiang, Shang Yi
AU - Horng, Chi Ting
AU - Lee, Wei Hua
AU - Chang, Cheng Jong
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - We report a calcified cataractous lens in a 24-year-old man who had retinal degeneration in the right eye since childhood. The visual acuity had dropped to light perception. Clear corneal phacoemulsification was performed, and the shell of a 5.4 mm × 4.0 mm × 2.0 mm calcified substance was removed with a forceps using the can-opener technique. The specimen was analyzed using radiological study, histopathological examination, chemical element analysis, and transmission electron microscopy. Four years postoperatively, the patient's visual acuity was 20/200.
AB - We report a calcified cataractous lens in a 24-year-old man who had retinal degeneration in the right eye since childhood. The visual acuity had dropped to light perception. Clear corneal phacoemulsification was performed, and the shell of a 5.4 mm × 4.0 mm × 2.0 mm calcified substance was removed with a forceps using the can-opener technique. The specimen was analyzed using radiological study, histopathological examination, chemical element analysis, and transmission electron microscopy. Four years postoperatively, the patient's visual acuity was 20/200.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.11.036
DO - 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.11.036
M3 - Article
C2 - 15210244
AN - SCOPUS:3042556215
SN - 0886-3350
VL - 30
SP - 1586
EP - 1589
JO - Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
JF - Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
IS - 7
ER -