Transient lens vacuoles in premature infants

Alaa AlAli; Maram Isaac; Nasrin N Tehrani; Kamiar Mireskandari

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.12.014

Transient lens vacuoles in premature infants

J AAPOS. 2018 Aug;22(4):314-316.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.12.014. Epub 2018 Mar 30.

Authors

Alaa AlAli¹, Maram Isaac², Nasrin N Tehrani¹, Kamiar Mireskandari³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: kamiar.mireskandari@sickkids.ca.

PMID: 29609023
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.12.014

Abstract

We report 6 cases of bilateral vacuolar lens opacities in premature infants. These uncommon opacities were multiple, located peripherally in the lens, and unrelated to the severity of retinopathy. The vacuoles were transient in nature, did not interfere with ROP examination, and were not adversely affected by antivascular endothelial growth factor treatment. On long-term follow-up, the cataracts had no effect on vision.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cataract / pathology*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Lens, Crystalline / pathology*
Male
Retinopathy of Prematurity / complications
Visual Acuity