Spontaneous Lens Rupture in Congenital Cataract, Presented as Lens Fragment Within the Anterior Chamber

Abstract

We report the case of a 60-year-old woman with a congenital anterior polar cataract who presented with a lens fragment within the anterior chamber of her left eye, without a medical history of surgery or trauma. Uneventful phacoemulsification with simultaneous removal of the lens fragment followed. Postoperatively, the patient's visual acuity improved from a perception of light to 20/100. Histological examination of the lens fragment revealed persistent fetal vasculature, as well as fibrous metaplasia and extensive collagenesis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of spontaneous rupture of both the anterior capsule and the lens.