Definition: Incomplete rupture of the zonule with the displaced lens remaining behind the pupil. In dislocation, or complete rupture, the lens is displaced forward into the anterior chamber or backward into the vitreous body. When congenital, this condition is known as ECTOPIA LENTIS.
spontaneous or traumatic; luxation
ExamplesEctopia Lentis
Other names Lens Dislocation; Subluxations, Lens; Subluxation, Lens; Lens Subluxations; Lens Dislocations; Dislocations, Lens; Dislocation, Lens; Lens Dislocation and Subluxation
