Sutural Cataract Associated With Pupillary Membrane: A Case Report of an Unusual Relation

Sutural cataracts and pupillary membranes are congenital abnormalities, the former being an atypical type of congenital cataract resulting from the opacification of the lens sutures, and the latter developing from the remnants of the tunica vasculosa lentis. While genetic mutations related to sutural cataracts are becoming increasingly known and pupillary membranes are sometimes related to polar cataracts, no genetic studies have been conducted to link these two alterations. We present an unusual case of a woman with an unnoticed congenital sutural cataract and a pupillary membrane in opposite eyes.