EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor: Andrew Doan, MD, PhD, University of Iowa

Category: Cataract

Ectopia lentis

1) before pupil dilation

2) after pupil dilation

Causes of ectopia lentis

Primarily Ocular

1. Trauma (most common)
2. Simple Ectopia Lentis
3. Ectopia Lentis et pupillae
4. Buphthalmos
5. Exfoliation Syndrome
6. Aniridia

Systemic

1. Marfan Syndrome
2. Weill-Marchesani Syndrome
3. Homocystinuria
4. Hyperlysemia
5. Sulfite oxidase deficiency
6. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
7. Syphillis

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