Anterior lenticonus detected by wavefront aberrometry

Am J Ophthalmol. 2005 Nov;140(5):921-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.04.063.

Abstract

Purpose: To illustrate the utility of wavefront aberrometry in delineating a subtle lenticular abnormality responsible for decreased best-corrected visual acuity in a patient.

Design: Case report.

Methods: Clinical data, corneal topography, and wavefront aberrometry with separation of corneal and lenticular components of the higher-order aberrations are analyzed in a patient who presented for refractive surgery evaluation.

Results: Clinical evaluation indicated that the cause of visual loss was lenticular, and wavefront aberrometry indicated high negative spherical aberration, leading to the diagnosis of anterior lenticonus.

Conclusions: Wavefront aberrometry has an adjunctive and distinctive role in the preoperative screening process for refractive surgery candidates and in those with subtle unexplained loss of best-corrected visual acuity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cornea / pathology
  • Corneal Topography
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological*
  • Humans
  • Lens Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lens Diseases / physiopathology
  • Lens Diseases / surgery
  • Male
  • Refraction, Ocular
  • Visual Acuity / physiology