How do you test for Phacodonesis?

Phacodonesis may be elicited by asking the patient to look in various directions and observing a fluttering motion of the lens, and is best assessed in the undilated state. The dilated examination can camouflage early phacodonesis due to the stretching effect of cycloplegic drops on the zonules.

What is subluxation of lens?

In lens subluxation, zonular fibers are broken, and the lens is no longer held securely in place but remains in the pupillary aperture. Lens dislocation occurs following complete disruption of the zonular fibers and displacement of the lens from the pupil. Trauma is the leading cause of lens dislocation.

What is Zonular dehiscence?

Definition. Rupture of the fibrous strands connecting the ciliary body and the crystalline lens of the eye. [

What causes Phacodonesis?

This is often due to lens subluxation, the incomplete or partial dislocation of the lens, caused by an injury to the eye in which some or most of the zonular fibers are broken.

What does Sublux mean?

“Subluxation” is a term used by some chiropractors to describe a spinal vertebra that is out of position in comparison to the other vertebrae, possibly resulting in functional loss and determining where the chiropractor should manipulate the spine.

What is Iridodialysis?

Iridodialysis is the disinsertion of the iris from the scleral spur. It is in contrast from cyclodialysis, which is disinsertion of the ciliary body from the scleral spur. This patient suffers from monocular diplopia and glare.

What is pseudo Phacodonesis?

pseudophacodonesis (countable and uncountable, plural pseudophacodoneses) A vibration of the lens of the eye caused by movement of an implant.

Is a subluxation serious?

A subluxation is a condition that is typically only used by chiropractors and experts in the medical field. However, when a subluxation occurs, the entire nervous system can be disrupted, which makes the condition serious.