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

28 April 2023 : Case report Saudi Arabia

Unknown etiology

Omar Kirat^1ABCDE, Muhammad A. Ahad

^1BCDEF, Sara AlHilali^1BCDEF*, Rafah Fairaq

^1BCDEF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939082

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939082

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Table 1. Clinical features of patients with splinter cataract and keratoconus.

Seq no	Age (Y)/Gender	Eye	BCVA	VKC	Eye rubbing	Steroid use	Mean keratometry of the involved eye	Keratoconus grade#	Conjunctival papillae	Pseudogero-ntoxon	Corneal scar
1	34/M	RE	0.2	+	+	–	47 D	I	–	–	–
2	28/F	LE	0.0	+	+	+ (4 weeks)	47 D	I	–	+	–
3	36/M	LE	0.0	+	+	–	45 D	I	–	–	–
4	17/M	RE	1.3	+	+	–	69 D	IV	+	–	+
5	40/M	LE	0.0	+	+	+ (2 weeks)	53 D	III	–	–	–
6	23/F	RE	0.6	–	+	–	73 D	IV	–	–	+
7	28/F	LE	0.1	+	+	–	64 D	IV	+	–	–
8	20/M	RE	0.0	+	+	–	52 D	II	+	–	–
9	16/M	RE	0.1	+	+	–	55 D	III	+	+	–
10	16/M	LE	0.4	+	+	–	54 D	III	+	+	+
11	23/M	LE	0.0	–	+	–	45 D	I	–	–	–
12	20/M	RE	0.0	+	+	–	42 D	I	–	–	–
13	28/M	RE	0.2	–	+	–	45 D	I	–	–	–
14	27/M	RE	0.3	–	+	–	46 D	I	–	–	–
15	27/M	LE	0.3	–	+	–	47 D	I	–	–	–
16	30/M	LE	0.2	–	+	–	66 D	IV	–	–	–
^# Based on Krumeich classification; ^* bilateral cataract; ^** cases with suspected keratoconus. RE – right eye; LE – left eye; BCVA – best corrected visual acuity; VKC – vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

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