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CASE REPORT
Case Report
Limbal cyst following blunt trauma in an operated case of congenital cataract: a rare scenario
  1. Amar Pujari,
  2. Deepa R Swamy,
  3. Harathy Selvan,
  4. Rohan Chawla
  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, Delhi, New Delhi, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Amar Pujari, dramarpujari{at}gmail.com

Summary

A 15-year-old male patient with the history of bilateral operated congenital cataract surgery 5 years back now presents with gradual painless diminution of visual acuity in left eye following a blunt trauma with a fist. Ocular examination showed a well-defined slightly bluish-tinged limbal-based conjunctival cyst without any irregularities in the anterior chamber/pupil. Intraocular pressures were 16 mm Hg in the right eye and 10 mm Hg in the left eye; retinal examination showed findings consistent with hypotonic maculopathy. Anterior segment ultrasound biomicroscopy revealed a well-defined limbal cyst with anterior chamber communication. Under local anaesthesia, the cyst was completely excised with the reconstruction of the sclerocorneal defect. At the end of 6 months, the patient is symptom-free with pretraumatic visual acuity.

  • anterior chamber
  • paediatrics
  • medical education

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Footnotes

  • Contributors All authors: evaluated the case in detail followed by an appropriate literature review and critically evaluated the educational value of the case and wrote the report. AP and DRS: operated the case with the optimal outcome at the end of 5 months.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Obtained from guardian.

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