cataract

Question 1

condition, signs, and Mx of anterior polar

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Question 2

condition, signs, and Mx of posterior polar

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Question 3

condition, signs, and Mx of combined anterior/posterior polar

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Question 4

condition, signs, and Mx of zonular/lamellar

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Question 5

condition, signs, and Mx of coronary

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Question 6

condition, signs, and Mx of sutural/stellate

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Question 7

condition, signs, and Mx of nuclear congenital

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Question 8

condition, signs, and Mx of nuclear sclerosis

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Question 9

condition, signs, and Mx of cortical cataract

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Question 10

condition, signs, and Mx of posterior subcapsular cataract

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Question 11

condition, signs, and Mx of complicated cataract

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Question 12

condition, signs, and Mx of cataract by systemic disease

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Question 13

condition, signs, and Mx of congenital anomalies

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Question 14

condition, signs, and Mx of drug-related cataract

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Question 15

condition, signs, and Mx of traumatic cataract

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Question 16

condition, signs, and Mx of irradiation

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Question 17

management of congenital cataract

Answer 17

1. refer to an ophthalmologist for early surgery to prevent risk of stimulus deprivation, amblyopia and nystagmus
2. accurate refractive correction pre and post surgery
3. Px reassurance- little impact on vision and in most cases not dense and rarely progressive
4. Px education to monitor opacity and visual function