Topical latanoprost causes posterior movement of lens in a patient with exfoliation syndrome and subluxated lens: a case report

INTRODUCTION: To report the effect of topical latanoprost on the position of a subluxated lens. CASE PRESENTATION: After 0.005% latanoprost was administered topically to a patient with ocular hypertension due to a pseudoexfoliation syndrome and a subluxated lens, the position of the lens was examine...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kanamoto, Takashi, Takamatsu, Michiya, Kiuchi, Yoshiaki
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2231373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18053229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-1-172
Descripción
Sumario:INTRODUCTION: To report the effect of topical latanoprost on the position of a subluxated lens. CASE PRESENTATION: After 0.005% latanoprost was administered topically to a patient with ocular hypertension due to a pseudoexfoliation syndrome and a subluxated lens, the position of the lens was examined by slit-lamp biomicroscopy, and the ciliary body thickness by ultrasound biomicroscopy. The lens had moved posteriorly, and the thickness of the ciliary body had decreased after the latanoprost. CONCLUSION: We suggest that the decrease in the thickness of the ciliary body resulted in an increase in the tension of the zonule of Zinn fibers, thus pulling the subluxated lens posteriorly.

Ejemplares similares