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Rapidly progressive idiopathic lenticular astigmatism.

Abstract
A myopic 43-year-old woman with early nuclear sclerotic cataract developed more than 11.0 diopters (D) of astigmatism over a 6-month period. This was found to be lenticular in origin. Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation was performed, resulting in residual astigmatism of 0.75 D. To our knowledge, this is the first case of rapidly progressive lenticular astigmatism in an otherwise healthy eye with early nuclear sclerotic cataract.
AuthorsNaing L Tint, Rakesh Jayaswal, Imran Masood, V Senthil Maharajan
JournalJournal of cataract and refractive surgery (J Cataract Refract Surg) Vol. 33 Issue 2 Pg. 333-5 (Feb 2007) ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States
PMID17276282 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Anisometropia (etiology)
  • Astigmatism (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
  • Cataract (diagnosis, etiology)
  • Corneal Topography
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lens Implantation, Intraocular
  • Lens Nucleus, Crystalline (pathology)
  • Phacoemulsification
  • Sclerosis (complications)
  • Visual Acuity

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