Cataract (1) Flashcards
1
Q
What occurs here?
What are its risk factors?
How are congenital cataracts screened for?
A
➊ Lens becomes cloudy and opaque, therefore reducing visual acuity by decreasing the amount of light that enters the eye
➋ Age, Smoking, Alcohol, DM
➌ With the red reflex during the neonatal examination
2
Q
How does it present?
What is seen O/E?
How is it managed?
A
➊ • Asymmetrical, progressive, painless vision loss
• Blurred vision
• Halos around lights
➋ • Loss of Red Reflex
• Reduced visual acuity
➌ Surgery – Remove lens and replace it with an artificial lens
