Anterior capsular defect with acute anterior subcapsular cataract in herpetic keratouveitis. (16th September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arora, Tarun; Sharma, Namrata; Arora, Supriya; Titiyal, Jeewan S
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 2014
• Publication Date: 2014-09-16
• Subjects: Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-206056
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : A 20-year-old man presented with a recurrent episode of herpetic keratouveitis in his right eye. The patient was treated with oral acyclovir and topical steroids. One week later the patient reported a sudden diminution of vision. Slitlamp biomicroscopy revealed the presence of a central anterior capsular defect and anterior subcapsular cataract. Dosage of steroids was temporarily increased and progression of cataract monitored. Subsequently, the anterior chamber reaction decreased and steroids were tapered.