Lens Flashcards
Immature Cataract
lens partially opaque- some clear areas
Mature Cataract
lens completely opaque- no clear areas
Hypermature Cataract
anterior capsule shrunken/ wrinkles from water leakage out of lens
Morgagnian Cataract
nucleus sinks inferiorly within liquefied cortex
Subcapsular Cataract
age related
affects vision most
Nuclear Sclerotic Cataract
age related
increases refractive index- increases myopia
Cortical Cataract
age related
spokes causing light scatter and glare- bad night driving
Christmas Tree Cataract
age related
colored opacities in deep cortex and nucleus
Diabetes and Cataracts
increase of glucose and sorbitol swells lens, causing snowflake cataract
Myotonic Dystrophy and Cataracts
cortical cataracts in 20s and ruin vision by 40s
Neurofibromatosis and Cataracts
early cataracts
Atopic Dermatitis and Cataracts
develop cataracts in teens if severe
Chronic Anterior Uveitis and Cataracts
from inflammation and steroids used to treat it
Glaukomflecken
central anterior opacities composed of necrotic lens epithelial cells and degenerated subepithelial cortex
from acute angle closure
Traumatic Cataract
flower shaped