Pseudoexfoliation syndrome and secondary catract

ABSTRACT

Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is a relatively common degenerative disorder, wherein a grey-white, fibrillogranular material is deposited in and around the anterior segment of the eye especially on the anterior lens surface, iris border and cornea. This can cause inflammation in the eye causing complicated cataract and secondary glaucoma We conducted this study to find out the frequency of complicated cataracts in such cases. Two hundred and seventy five cases with pseudoexfoliation syndrome presenting in the Dept of Ophthalmology, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi were taken up in the study and their detailed anterior chamber examination was done with special emphasis on the presence of cataract after maximal pupillary dilatation. Eighty cases [29.09%] showed the presence of cataract in their involved eyes. The occurrence of cataract in a significant number of cases suggests careful preoperative attention to zonular integrity if lens extraction is contemplated