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Ramzi Hemady, MD; C. Stephen Foster, MD
Boston, Mass

Arch Ophthalmol. 1990;108(1):14-15.

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To the Editor.

—Elevated intraocular pressure, corneal staining, and formation of synechiae are well-recognized sequelae of hemorrhage into the anterior chamber. We describe a patient who developed cholesterol crystals in the anterior chamber following resolution of a traumatic hyphema. Although cholesterol crystals have been observed in the vitreous cavity following hemorrhage and in the anterior chamber and vitreous cavity in phthisical and chronically inflamed eyes,¹ to our knowledge, they have not been previously reported following bleeding into the anterior chamber.

Report of a Case.

—A 14-year-old boy was referred by his ophthalmologist 2 weeks after resolution of a crescent-shaped hyphema in the left eye. This resulted from a blunt trauma sustained while playing with a friend. The past ocular history was significant for a congenital anterior cataract and an optic nerve coloboma in the left eye. The patient suffered from amblyopia in the left eye; this was first noted . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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