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¹Assist. Prof., Okan University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey
²Assoc. Prof., Okan University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey
³Assist. Prof., Okan University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey
⁴Prof., Okan University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey DOI : 10.37844/glauc.cat.2020.15.34 A 6-month-old baby was referred to our clinic for visually signifi cant cataract in the left eye. Dens posterior lens opacity with hemorrhage was evident in the anterior segment evaluation. B-scan ultrasonography of the eye showed anechoic posterior segment. During the cataract surgery vascular remnants became evident after irrigation of the cloth in the anterior chamber. Histopathological examination of the vascular structure and cataract revealed fi brin formation, reactive lens epithelial hyperplasia and vascular endothelium, which were though to be remnants of tunica vasculosa lentis. Keywords : Congenital cataract, Persistent fetal vasculature, Pediatric cataract surgery