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Sheikh Y, Posterior lenticonus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-69388
Posterior lenticonus is when the posterior surface of the lens assumes a conical shape. If the surface become spherical, then this is referred to as posterior lentiglobus. Posterior lenticonus is commoner than anterior lenticonus1 and is usually unilateral and axial in location.
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1.Junk AK, Stefani FH, Ludwig K. Bilateral Anterior Lenticonus: Scheimpflug Imaging System Documentation and Ultrastructural Confirmation of Alport Syndrome in the Lens Capsule. Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118(7):895–897. doi:10-1001/pubs.Ophthalmol.-ISSN-0003-9950-118-7-ecs90242
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