Cataract

CataractCataract
  • Facts:
    Vison impairing disease
    Due to progressive opacification of lens
  • History / PE:
    Progressive blurred vision and glare, difficulty reading
  • Treatment:
    Lens extraction
  • Complications:
    Can be due to normal aging process or pathological due to other disease process - examples: Diabetic cataract, glycogen storage diseases, collagen/elastin fiber diseases



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July 13th 2010