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 BDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939082
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939082
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. |