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Case Reports
. 2011 May;2(2):145-8.
doi: 10.1159/000328388. Epub 2011 May 3.

Ipsilateral posterior subcapsular cataract in a young patient with hourglass-like narrowing of the inferior temporal retinal artery

Nikolaos Kozeis  1 , Zisis Gatzioufas, Konstantinos T Tsaousis, Berthold Seitz
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Ipsilateral posterior subcapsular cataract in a young patient with hourglass-like narrowing of the inferior temporal retinal artery

Nikolaos Kozeis et al. Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2011 May.

Abstract

We present an interesting and rare case of subcapsular cataract coexisting with ipsilateral narrowing of the inferior temporal retinal artery in a young woman. The possible role of retinal vessel malformation in cataract pathophysiology is discussed.

Keywords: Artery narrowing; Cataractogenesis; Lenticular metabolism; Posterior capsular cataract.

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Fig. 1
Fundus examination of the OD shows narrowing of the inferior temporal retinal artery (black arrows, a, b). Fluorescein angiography reveals an hourglass-like narrowing of the inferior temporal retinal artery (red arrows, c, d). Filling defects are evident in the retinal branches beyond the narrowed section (yellow arrows, e, f).
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