When the Trauma Draws a Rose: Rosette Cataract

Abstract

A 40-year-old male patient referred to the ophthalmologic emergency room for complaints of diminution of vision in the left eye since three months after a trauma. Examination of the left eye showed a corrected visual acuity of 20/70. Slit-lamp examination revealed a rosette cataract (Figure 1). The patient underwent phacoemulsification with implantation of an IOL in the bag. The rosette cataract is a posterior subcapsular cataract due to a violent contusion with a closed globe. It can develop in the hours that follow, or on the contrary several years later.