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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep 16:2014:bcr2014206056.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-206056.

Anterior capsular defect with acute anterior subcapsular cataract in herpetic keratouveitis

Tarun Arora  1 , Namrata Sharma  1 , Supriya Arora  2 , Jeewan S Titiyal  1
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Case Reports

Anterior capsular defect with acute anterior subcapsular cataract in herpetic keratouveitis

Tarun Arora et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

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.

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Figure 1
Slitlamp photograph showing keratouveitis along with central anterior capsular defect and anterior subcapsular cataract.
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Figure 2
Anterior segment optical coherence tomography depicting anterior capsular defect and anterior subcapsular cataract.
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