Atlas of Ophthalmology

Anterior Polar Congenital Cataract

Anterior Polar Congenital Cataract
Y-shaped configuration of opacities following the embryonal sutures of the lens. Additional slight cortical opacities under neath the lens capsule.
Hoffmeyer, Greg., M.D., USA, Durham, NC
Q12.01
Lens -> Congenital and Juvenile Cataracts, Usually Bilateral (see also: Congenital Syndromes) -> Anterior and Posterior Polar Cataract
embryology; lens
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