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Corneal perforation with secondary congenital aphakia in Peters anomaly
Chris S Banning1, Douglas M Blackmon, C Diane Song
1Emory Eye Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. cbanning@hotmail.com
Purpose:
To describe two cases of secondary congenital aphakia in association with Peters anomaly.
Methods:
Two infants were noted to have corneal opacification at birth. Each child was found to have Peters anomaly requiring corneal transplantation in 1 or both eyes.
Results:
Each child underwent penetrating keratoplasty, revealing absence of the crystalline lens in 1 eye. Histopathologic evaluation of the corneal buttons was performed. Each specimen showed full-thickness corneal defects with lens remnants.
Conclusions:
Secondary congenital aphakia from corneal perforation should be considered in the presentation of severe Peters anomaly.
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