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Digit J Ophthalmol. 2011;17(1):3-5. doi: 10.5693/djo.02.2011.01.002. Epub 2011 Feb 03.

A case of bilateral, spontaneous absorption of lenses.

Digital journal of ophthalmology : DJO

Syed Shoeb Ahmad, Affra Abdul Rahim, Shuaibah Abdul Ghani

Affiliations

  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Malaysia.

PMID: 23362385 PMCID: PMC3516156 DOI: 10.5693/djo.02.2011.01.002

Abstract

Spontaneous absorption of lenses or cataracts is rare. We report a case of bilateral spontaneous lens absorption in a 36-year-old woman for which no cause could be determined despite extensive laboratory testing.

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