CONGENITAL CATARACTS Flashcards
Untreated congenital cataracts can lead to what type of ocular conditions?
- stabsimus
- amblyopia
- nystagmus
what systemic dz are associated with congenital cataract?
- idiopathic
- galactosemia
- hypoglycemia
- hypocalcemia
- rubella
- Fabry’s dz
- Lowe syndrome
- Alport’s syndrome
symptoms of congenital cataracts?
Asymptomatic
tx for congenital cataract?
- cataract surgery ASAP to prevent development fo amblyopia
- PCP should tx underlying disorder if present
what are 5 types of congenital cataracts?
- lammellar/zonular cataract
- polar cataracts
- lenticular/nuclear cataract
- sutural cataracts
- cerulean cataracts
location of lamellar cataracts?
white opacification in the nucleus
location of polar cataracts?
can be in the anterior or posterior capsule
location of lenticular/nuclear cataract?
opacification located in the embryonic or fetal nucleus
location of sutural cataract?
opacity located along the Y-sutures
location of cerulean cataract?
small bluish opacity in the lens cortex
what is cerulean cataract associated with?
down syndrome
which congenital cataract have the least impact on vision?
nuclear & sutural cataracts
what is the most common congenital cataract?
lamellar cataract
