Synchisis scintillans or Cholesterolosis bulbi of the anterior chamber in an infant patient

Chaves, Michelle Rodrigues Gonçalves Dias; Queiroga, Isabella Bezerra Wanderley de; Chaves, Mário Augusto Pereira Dias; Leite, Edivânia Pereira; Oliveira, Débora Pires Sá de

doi:10.5935/0034-7280.20150063

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“…It is characterized by many flat crystalline bodies suspended in a degenerative vitreous fluid. Synchysis scintillans can be secondary to eye trauma, long-term cataract, recurrent intraocular inflammation, hemorrhage or hyphema, secondary glaucoma, or vascular disorders, and can be found both in the anterior and posterior chamber of the eye [ 2 , 3 ]. It can be unilateral or bilateral and is usually seen in the third decade [ 4 ].…”

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Clinical Profile and Demographic Distribution of Synchysis Scintillans: An Electronic Medical Record-Driven Big Data Analytics From an Eye Care Network in India

Das¹,

Kadam²,

Tyagi³

2022

Cureus

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Introduction: To describe the demographics and clinical profile of synchysis scintillans in patients presenting to a multitier ophthalmology hospital network in India. Methods: This cross-sectional hospital-based study included 3,082,727 new patients presenting between August 2010 and December 2021. Patients with a clinical diagnosis of synchysis scintillans in at least one eye were included as cases. The data were collected using an electronic medical record system. Results: Overall, 93 (0.003%) patients were diagnosed with synchysis scintillans. About half of the patients were male (50.54%) and had unilateral (81.72%) affliction. The most common age group at presentation was during the seventh decade of life with 38 (40.86%) patients. The overall prevalence was higher in patients from a higher socioeconomic status (0.003%) presenting from the metropolitan geography (0.005%) and in retired individuals (0.018%). A systemic history of diabetes mellitus was documented in 13 (13.98%) patients and hypertension was documented in 15 (16.13%) patients. The majority of the eyes had mild or no visual impairment (<20/70) in 74 (67.27%) eyes. The most commonly associated ocular comorbidity was cataract in 61 (55.45%) eyes followed by glaucoma in eight (7.27%) eyes. Among the surgical interventions performed for the ocular comorbidities, cataract surgery was performed in nine (8.18%) eyes, and vitreoretinal surgery and trabeculectomy were performed in two (1.82%) eyes each. Conclusion: Synchysis scintillans equally affect males and females presenting during the seventh decade of life and is predominantly unilateral. The majority of the eyes have mild or no visual impairment and over half of the eyes have an associated cataract.

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