Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation in Spontaneous Crystalline Lens Absorption Following Penetrating Eye Injury: Case Report

cular trauma, especially penetrating eye injury, is one of the most common reasons for unilateral vision loss. Penetrating eye injuries are mostly seen during childhood or adolescence period, and they compose an important public health problem; since they are preventable and affect the quality of life in the long term.1 In most traumatic cases, cataractous changes in the crystalline lens are observed. However, spontaneous crystalline lens absorption which was first reported by Warnatz in 1835 is very rare.2 Its prevalence was determined as one case in a year by Marlow et al.2 Besides trauma, spontaneous crystalline lens absorption is reported to be seen in patients with congenital cataract due to maternal rubella, Down syndrome and phacolytic glaucoma.3-5 Rathinam et al. compiled spontaneous cataract absorption in patients with leptospiral Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation in Spontaneous Crystalline Lens Absorption Following Penetrating Eye Injury: Case Report