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Traumatic Cataract, Intralental Foreign Body (Hammer and Chisel)

Traumatic Cataract, Intralental Foreign Body (Hammer and Chisel)
The foreign body damaged the anterior lens capsule and rests in the lens, Intumescent (swelling) cataract with radial clefts because aqueous entered the lens tissue. The corneal penetrationsite at 8 o'clock is closed with a single 10-0-suture.
Michelson, Georg, Prof. Dr. med., Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Augenklinik, Erlangen, Deutschland
H26.11
Lens -> Trauma (Injury) -> Traumatic Cataract
lens; trauma
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