ANTERIOR LENTICONUS

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The term "anterior lenticonus" is used for conical transparent projections from the anterior surface of the lens into the anterior chamber. Several observers have attempted to classify these anterior lens projections further into "lenticonus," of conical shape, and "lentiglobus," of spherical shape. Because the slight difference in form bears no relationship to the mechanism of production, no attempt will be made in this paper to differentiate the two types, which are the same in all respects other than shape; all will be designated as anterior lenticonus. The anomaly is an extremely rare one, and a careful search of the literature reveals only ten cases in which the diagnosis could not be questioned. The transparency and absence of opacity formations in lenticonus allow for its differentiation from projecting anterior capsular opacities. The etiology of the two conditions is entirely different. Clinically, a conelike or spheroidal structure protruding from the center of

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