First case of sunflower pattern calcific deposits and posterior capsular opacification on a pseudophakos
Kirandeep Kaur1, Snigdha Mishra2, Bharat Gurnani3
1Department of Cataract, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Dr. Om Parkash Eye Institute Amritsar India.
Clinical Case Reports
|September 29, 2022
Abstract:
Calcification of the intraocular lens is an uncommon phenomenon that usually follows an uncomplicated surgery. Here, the authors report the first case of a 66-year-old male patient who presented with defective vision and was diagnosed with sunflower pattern calcific deposits and Elschnig pearl pattern posterior capsular opacification in the right eye.
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