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Cataract — A clouding of the lens of the eye. The normally clear aspirin sized lens of the eye starts to become cloudy. The result is much like smearing grease over the lens of a camera. It impairs normal vision. There are many causes of cataracts including … Medical dictionary
evolutionary cataract — developmental c … Medical dictionary
blue cataract — blue dot cataract 1. a small, round developmental opacity that appears white, brown, or blue; it is common in the periphery of the cortex and occasionally moves into the axial zone of the lens; it rarely affects vision. Called also cerulean c.,… … Medical dictionary
cortical cataract — 1. developmental punctate opacity, white or light blue in color, commonly found in the cortex of the lens; this is present in most lenses and there are multiple ones as a person ages, but they rarely affect vision. 2. the most common type of… … Medical dictionary
congenital cataract — 1. any of various usually bilateral opacities present at birth; they may be mild or severe and may or may not impair vision, depending upon their size, location, and density. Some have a hereditary, usually autosomal dominant cause; others result … Medical dictionary
coralliform cataract — a developmental, sutural opacity radiating axially forward and outward from the lens and ending in ampullae behind the capsule … Medical dictionary
Capsulorhexis — is a technique used to remove the lens capsule during cataract surgery. The spelling has varied between having one or two r s. It generally refers to removal of a part of the anterior lens capsule, but in situations like a developmental cataract… … Wikipedia
Soemmering ring — 1. a doughnut shaped remnant of lens behind the pupil, occurring after cataract surgery or secondary to trauma as a result of contact between the anterior capsule and the posterior capsule, which traps varying amounts of lens substance… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Glaucoma — Classification and external resources Acute angle closure glaucoma of the right eye. Note the mid sized pupil, which was nonreactive to light, and injection of the conjunctiva. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
