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Anterior Dislocation of Crystalline Lens with Corneal Edema

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Ophthalmic Images

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Ashley M. Crane, MD; Nimesh A. Patel, MD; Nathan L. Scott, MD, MPP

Presenter/Faculty: Crane, Patel, Scott

Traumatic anterior dislocation of crystalline lens with Descemet’s folds in the cornea. The patient was treated with lensectomy and vitrectomy. Due to the high myopia, there was no need for secondary intraocular lens or contact lens. The final vision uncorrected visual acuity was 20/30 aphakic.

Argentinian Flag

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Allister G. Gibbons, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Gibbons

Argentinian Flag

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Allister G. Gibbons, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Gibbons

Christmas Tree Cataract in Myotonic Dystrophy

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Ophthalmic Images

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Nimesh A. Patel, MD; Swarup S. Swaminathan, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Patel, Swaminathan

The multicolored appearance is due to needle shaped polychromatic peptide crystals in the cortex or nucleus of the lens. These are not generally visually significant.

Dense Cataract with miLOOP

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Neel D. Pasricha, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Pasricha

Dislocated White Cataract Mimicking Tumor

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Ophthalmic Images

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Nimesh A. Patel, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Patel

B-scan ultrasound shows a well circumscribed mass inferiorly with focal hyper-densities. This can mimic a tumor, but the patient has a history of trauma and the object in question is a dislocated crystalline lens.

Epithelial Downgrowth

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Online Grand Rounds

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Vetted By: Carol L. Karp, MD

Vetted Date: June 21, 2025

Presenter(s): Ghada J. AlBayyat, MD

Faculty Discussant(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Carol L. Karp, MD

Presenter/Faculty: AlBayyat, Dubovy, Karp

Epithelial Downgrowth This case presents a 56-year-old female who presented with dramatic decrease of vision over a one-year duration. Patient has previously undergone both eyes corneal transplant, glaucoma drainage device. Patient developed right eye iris cyst, that started growing occupying the a…

Fusariam Vetinarium Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy with Intraocular Lens Removal

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Michelle M. Falcone, MD; Nimesh A. Patel, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Falcone, Patel

Intraocular Lens Exchange

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Allister G. Gibbons, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Gibbons

IOL Exchange + SFT Pupilloplasty

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD; Neel D. Pasricha, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Pasricha

Lens

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Medical Student Education

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Presenter(s): Chris R. Alabiad, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Alabiad

In this module, we will look at:

Anatomy of the Lens

Cataracts

Morgagnian (Hypermature) Cataract

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Allister G. Gibbons, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Gibbons

Pediatric Uveitic Cataract Removal with Lensectomy and Vitrectomy

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Audina M. Berrocal, MD; Nimesh A. Patel, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Berrocal, Patel

Penetrating Ocular Trauma with Staple Gun

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Ophthalmic Images

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Jacob S. Duker, MD; Nimesh A. Patel, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Duker, Patel

The large staple was able to be surgically removed and was performed with phacoemulsification of the lens.

Phaco-Vitrectomy for Traumatic Cataract and Macular Hole with CTR

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Ann V. Quan, MD; Nimesh A. Patel, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Quan, Patel

Phacolytic Glaucoma

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Ophthalmic Images

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Sander R. Dubovy, MD; Thomas A. Lazzarini, MD; Nathan L. Scott, MD, MPP; Justin H. Townsend, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Dubovy, Lazzarini, Scott, Townsend

A patient with a history of pseudophakia OS presented with 5 years of low vision and 9 days of pain OD and was found to have light perception only vision and an IOP of 44mmHg OD. She had a granular appearing hypopyon in the anterior chamber corneal edema and a mature cataract. Immunohistological an…

Proliferative Sickle Retinopathy

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Online Grand Rounds

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Vetted By: Audina M. Berrocal, MD

Vetted Date: June 10, 2025

Presenter(s): Julia L. Hudson, MD

Faculty Discussant(s): Audina M. Berrocal, MD; Ta Chen Peter Chang, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Berrocal, Chang, Hudson

Proliferative Sickle Retinopathy A 3-year-old female was referred to BPEI for treatment of congenital cataracts. After bilateral lensectomy and vitrectomy, the patient was noted to have elevated intraocular pressure. She underwent placement of BGI and was incidentally found to have vitreous hemorrh…

Removal of Cataract and Intralenticular Dexamethasone Implant

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Guillermo Amescua, MD; Jaime D. Martinez Martinez, MD; Nimesh A. Patel, MD

Presenter/Faculty: Amescua, Martinez, Patel

Removal of Soemmering Ring and Scleral Fixation of Disclocated IOL

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Ophthalmic Images

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Zubair Ansari, MD; Viet Chau, MD; Kenneth C. Fan, MD, MBA; Nimesh A. Patel

Presenter/Faculty: Ansari, Chau, Fan, Patel

A patient with history of cataract surgery at 19 years old who started noting blurry vision in the right eye found to have a Soemmering ring in the anterior chamber. The ring was removed from the posterior chamber using a scleral tunnel. Surprisingly, a dislocated 3-piece IOL was found. The IOL was…

Removal of Soemmering Ring and Scleral Fixation of Dislocated IOL

Specialty: Cataracts and Intraocular Lenses

Type: Surgical Videos

Include in Catalogue?: Yes

Original Contributor(s): Zubair Ansari, MD; Viet Chau, MD; Kenneth C. Fan, MD, MBA; Nimesh A. Patel

Presenter/Faculty: Ansari, Chau, Fan, Patel