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See also 13.1, Acquired Cataract.

Dislocated Lens (Ectopia Lentis)

See 13.2, Subluxed or Dislocated Crystalline Lens.

Iridescent Lens Particles

Drugs, hypocalcemia, myotonic dystrophy, hypothyroidism, familial, idiopathic.

Lenticonus

  1. Anterior (marked convexity of the anterior lens): Alport syndrome (hereditary nephritis).

  2. Posterior (marked concavity of the posterior lens): Usually idiopathic, may be associated with persistent fetal vasculature.