Traumatic Cataract with Lens Subluxation (Photo)

This photograph shows a subluxed lens that has turned white, that occured after blunt trauma to the eye. The lens has shifted to the left and the vitreous jelly has squeezed into the anterior chamber (you’ll need to see the vitreous subluxation video to see how this appears in real life).

Traumatic cataracts are typically very soft (tend to occur in younger men) but difficult to remove secondary to zonular instability. This lens had to be removed with a pars plana posterior approach to keep it from falling into the back of the eye, with a later placement of an ACIOL lens.