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Year : 2019  |  Volume : 67  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 406

Bilateral spontaneous lens capsule rupture in Alport's syndrome


Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad, Medical College, New Delhi, India

Date of Web Publication18-Feb-2019

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Dr. Monica Lohchab
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1089_18

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Lohchab M, Arora R. Bilateral spontaneous lens capsule rupture in Alport's syndrome. Indian J Ophthalmol 2019;67:406

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Lohchab M, Arora R. Bilateral spontaneous lens capsule rupture in Alport's syndrome. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2019 [cited 2024 Mar 28];67:406. Available from: https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/text.asp?2019/67/3/406/252396



A 9-year-old male child presented with sudden painless nontraumatic loss of vision in both the eyes. Slit lamp biomicroscopy showed ruptured anterior capsule with cataractous matter in the anterior chamber [Figure 1]. The ruptured lens appeared like volcanoes on anterior segment OCT [Figure 2]. Systemic evaluation revealed proteinuria and sensorineural hearing loss. A diagnosis of Alport's syndrome was thus made. Anterior lenticonus, hearing loss, and proteinuria were detected in younger sibling also. Alport's syndrome is a genetic condition with progressive renal dysfunction, ocular abnormalities, and hearing loss.[1] Anterior lenticonus is an ocular finding in Alport's syndrome, and spontaneous perforation of anterior capsule has been reported, although bilateral perforations are rare.[2],[3] The rupture of anterior capsule occurs due to thinness and presence of multiple disruptions which can be demonstrated on electron microscopy.[4] Surgical intervention may be required if the refractive error cannot be managed conservatively or if spontaneous perforation develops like in our case.[5] Our patient underwent lens aspiration with intraocular lens in both the eyes. The postoperative best-corrected visual acuity improved to 6/18 in the right eye and 6/12 in both the eyes. Hearing aids were prescribed along with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for proteinuria. The patient's condition has remained stable over a 2-year follow-up period. Albeit rare, bilateral spontaneous anterior capsule rupture can be a presenting feature of Alport's syndrome.
Figure 1: Ruptured anterior lens capsule with cataractous lens matter protruding in anterior chamber on slit lamp biomicroscope: (a) right eye, magnification ×15; (b) left eye, magnification ×12

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Figure 2: Appearance on anterior segment optical coherence tomography: (a) right eye and (b) left eye

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