ACQUIRED NON-AGE RELATED CATARACTS

Question 1

what are 4 types of non-age related cataracts?

Answer 1

1. christmas tree
2. rosette (traumatic)
3. snowflake
4. sunflower

Question 2

what is each non-age related cataract associated with?

Answer 2

1. christmas tree – myotonic dystrophy
2. rosette (traumatic) – blunt ocular trauma
3. snowflake – DM
4. sunflower – wilson’s dz

Question 3

tx for non-age related cataract?

Answer 3

• surgery PHACO w/ PCIOL

Question 4

whhat patient is most likely to have cataract surgery complications?

Answer 4

pts with the following will have a higher risk of cataract surgery complications:
* pseudoexfoliation syndrome
* hx using flomax

Question 5

what layer of the lens does a rosette/traumatic cataract occur?

Answer 5

posterior lens capsule

Question 6

what layer of the lens does a snowflake cataract occur?

Answer 6

cortical

Question 7

what layer of the lens does a sunflower cataract occur?

Answer 7

anterior lens capsule

Question 8

what layer of the lens does a christmas tree cataract occur?

Answer 8

lens cortex