Mature cataracts in eyes with unilateral axial myopia.

Abstract

Seven patients with unsuspected unilateral axial myopia developed a cataract in the longer eye. Vision deteriorated in all cases between the ages of 40 and 55 years. Bilateral axial length measurements were necessary for the diagnosis and revealed a difference of 4.5 mm to 6.7 mm between the two eyes. Five cases had a mature cataract and had extracapsular cataract extraction; surgery restored isometropia, improved the visual acuity to 20/200 or better, and enlarged the field of vision. All patients were amblyopic in the cataractous eye.

• Authors: H J Shammas, C F Milkie
• Journal: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery (J Cataract Refract Surg) Vol. 15 Issue 3 Pg. 308-11 (May 1989) ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2659770 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Age Factors
• Cataract (complications)
• Cataract Extraction
• Female
• Humans
• Lenses, Intraocular
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Myopia (complications)
• Ultrasonography
• Visual Acuity