Lens Subluxation
| Definition: |
Incomplete rupture of the zonule with the displaced lens remaining behind the pupil. In dislocation, or complete rupture, the lens is displaced forward into the anterior chamber or backward into the vitreous body. When congenital, this condition is known as ECTOPIA LENTIS. |
| Notes: |
spontaneous or traumatic; luxation = total disloc, subluxation = partial disloc |
| Also Called: |
Lens Dislocation,Lens Dislocation and Subluxation |
| Previously Indexed: |
Eye Diseases (1966-1977),Eye Injuries (1966-1977),Lens, Crystalline (1966-1977) |
Lens Subluxation Definitions and Terms
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