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28 April 2023: Articles

Splinter Cataract in Patients with Keratoconus and Frequent Eye Rubbing: A Novel Finding

Unknown etiology

Omar Kirat A , Muhammad A. Ahad B , Sara AlHilali B* , Rafah Fairaq B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939082

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939082

Figure 1. Slit-lamp photos of splinter cortical cataract. (A) Slit-lamp photo with retroillumination of the left crystalline lens of patient #2 showing inferotemporal splinter cortical cataract. (B) Slit-lamp photo with retroillumination of the left crystalline lens of patient #3 showing inferotemporal splinter cortical cataract. (C–1, C–2) are slit-lamp photos with diffused and retroillumination of the right crystalline lens of patient #14 showing splinter cortical cataract. (D–1, D–2) are slit-lamp photos with diffused and retroillumination of the left crystalline lens of patient #15 showing splinter cortical cataract.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923