Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
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Epicapsular Stars: Ophthalamic Congenital Abnormaility

Zineb Algouti^*, Houda Bezza, Amine Mounsif, Redouane Massoudi and Mohamed Kriet ^*Correspondence: Zineb Algouti, Department of Medicine and Pharmacology of Marrakech, University Cadi Ayyad, Marrakesh, Morocco, Email:

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Description

We report the case of a 55-year-old patient, with no particular pathological history, who presented for a routine ophthalmic consultation. The examination finds a visual acuity corrected by far to 7/10 on the right side (Figure 1), and 8/10 on the left side, the examination of the anterior segment noted the existence of pigmented granules grouped in clusters at the level of the anterior capsule of the lens of both eyes. The rest of the exam did not note any abnormality (Figure 2) [1-4].

Figure 1: Visual acucity examination.

Figure 2: presence of Epicapsular stars grouped in clusters.

Epicapsular stars are congenital anomalies, due to the persistence of the pupillary membrane [5]. They appear as multiple brown opacities in the anterior capsule and rarely affect vision, except when they are confluent, and located in the visual axis, they can then lead to amblyopia [6].

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