Lens Subluxation

Incomplete rupture of the zonule with the displaced lens remaining behind the pupil. In dislocation, or complete rupture, the lens is displaced forward into the anterior chamber or backward into the vitreous body. When congenital, this condition is known as ECTOPIA LENTIS.

Year introduced: 1990

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Tree Number(s): C11.510.598

MeSH Unique ID: D007906

Entry Terms:

• Lens Subluxations
• Subluxation, Lens
• Subluxations, Lens
• Lens Dislocation
• Dislocation, Lens
• Dislocations, Lens
• Lens Dislocations
• Lens Dislocation and Subluxation

Previous Indexing:

• Eye Diseases (1966-1977)
• Eye Injuries (1966-1977)
• Lens, Crystalline (1966-1977)

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Diseases Category
Eye Diseases
Lens Diseases
Lens Subluxation
Ectopia Lentis