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Austin J Clin Ophthalmol. 2024; 11(2): 1180.
Morganian Cataract
Z Hazil*; S Hassina; C Bardi; A Jerribi; Y Akannour; L Seghini; Z Hajji; E Abdellah
Department of Ophthalmology B, Rabat Specialty Hospital, CHU Ibn Sina, Mohammed V Souissi University Rabat, Morocco
*Corresponding author: Zahira Hazail Department of Ophthalmology B, Rabat Specialty Hospital, CHU ibn Sina, Mohammed V Souissi University Rabat, Morocco. Email: zahira.hazil@gmail.com
Received: January 24, 2024 Accepted: February 28, 2024 Published: March 06, 2024
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Morganian cataract is a hypermature cataract characterized by a brown nucleus that falls by gravity into a liquefied cortex. We report the case of a 65-year-old female patient with no notable pathological history who consulted us because of a progressive decrease in visual acuity in her right eye, without any notion of pain or ocular redness. Ophthalmological examination revealed visual acuity with finger movement, a clear cornea, normal anterior chamber depth, intraocular pressure of 16 mmgh and a morganian cataract in the form of a dense nucleus floating in the liquefied cortex (Figure 1). We performed phacoemulsification after injecting viscoelastic into the sac and subluxating the nucleus in the anterior chamber, followed by placement of an implant in the capsular bag. Post-operative follow-up was straight forward.
Figure 1: A) Aspect de la cataracte morganienne. B) Aspect avec fente fine.
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