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¹Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Göz Hastalıkları A.D., İstanbul, Yrd. Doç. Dr.
²Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Göz Hastalıkları A.D., İstanbul, Doç. Dr.
³Yeditepe Üniversitesi, Göz Hastalıkları A.D., İstanbul, Prof. Dr. This paper reports the capability of high resolution anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) in visualizing the posterior lens surface in patients with posterior lenticonus. The study involved three patients. Two patients with anisometropic amblyopia were pre-diagnosed with posterior lenticonus by slit-lamp examination. The third patient was being followed-up due to unilateral posterior polar cataract in another clinic. All patients were further evaluated by AS-OCT. In patients with suspected posterior lenticonus, high-resolution AS-OCT demonstrated a conical protrusion of the posterior lens surface. Furthermore, in the patient with posterior polar cataract an accompanying posterior lenticonus that could not be visualized in biomicroscopy was imaged by AS-OCT. AS-OCT imaging is a rapid and noninvasive examination tool for the evaluation of posterior lenticular changes. Keywords : Anterior segment optical coherence tomography, cataract, posterior lenticonus