A Rare Case Report of Unilateral Twin Crystalline Lenses

Abstract

Congenital twin lenses is a very rare condition with only a few cases reported so far. 1,4 Thakkar et al reported a case ofthe congenital two lenses which were placed obliquely in a straight line with a clear space in between with the absence of zonules and capsule. 1 Richardson reported a similar

Unusual case of double anterior segment with two lenses and double cataract in a 6-month child

“…Anterior segment duplicity with two lenses is a rare event which pathogenesis is still unknown. 1,2 Any ocular abnormality not treated in early childhood might result in abnormal visual development. 3,4 Hereby we describe a case of double anterior segment with twin lenses in one single eye, associated with double lamellar opacity and persistence of the two hyaloid arteries, in which surgical treatment with lensectomy and vitrectomy was performed aiming visual stimulation and prevention of definitive visual loss secondary to amblyopia.…”