SD OCT Imaging of True Exfoliation of Lens Capsule
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https://doi.org/10.21276/475x0h76Keywords:
Exfoliation, Lens, SD OCTAbstract
True exfoliation is associated with delamination of superficial or all layers of lens capsule appearing as a transparent membrane in anterior chamber. Exact etiopathogenesis is not clear. Most of the cases are idiopathic but exposure to intense heat, ocular trauma, intra ocular inflammation, glaucoma etc.; are implicated as main causative factors. We are reporting the SD OCT and histopathological findings in a case of bilateral true exfoliation of lens in a 70 year old female who was a known case of open angle glaucoma with age related cataract (OU). The condition is rare and is easily missed. We suggest SD OCT in all such cases as we believe True exfoliation has been under detected and under reported.
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