secondary cataract

secondary cataract
a cataract, usually posterior subcapsular, secondary to some other condition, such as disease (especially iridocyclitis), degeneration (such as chronic glaucoma or retinal detachment), or surgery (particularly glaucoma filtering or retinal reattachment). Called also complicated c.

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