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CASE REPORT
Vascularisation of the anterior lens capsule in an eye with excellent visual acuity
  1. Andrew Walkden,
  2. Shi Zhuan Tan,
  3. Leon Au,
  4. Karl Mercieca
  1. Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Andrew Walkden, walkdenandrew{at}gmail.com

Summary

A 53-year-old phakic female with a history of nanophthalmos and hyperopia was incidentally found to have unilateral neovascularisation on the left inferoanterior lens surface on routine review for ocular hypertension.

  • ophthalmology
  • anterior chamber
  • glaucoma
  • iris

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-220163

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors All the authors examined the patient clinically. AW and ST drafted the manuscript. LA and KM edited and revised the final version. All authors agreed and authorised the final document for submission.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.