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Lenticonus.

K Jacobs·F M Meire
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Lenticonus is a bulging of the lens capsule and the underlying cortex. The diagnosis of lenticonus is essentially a clinical diagnosis which is made by biomicroscopic examination. According to the localization of the conus a distinction is made between lenticonus anterior and lenticonus posterior. Whereas lenticonus anterior is part of the Alport syndrome, lenticonus posterior is not associated with systemic disease. A case report of each of both types is presented and the clinical presentation, the aetiology, the pathogenesis and the treatment are discussed.

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K Jacobs, F M Meire. 2000. Lenticonus.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11126676/

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