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Posterior Polar Congenital Cataract

Posterior Polar Congenital Cataract
Slight posterior polar lens opacity with visible blood carrying vessel coming through the vitreous cavity and reaching the lens (incomplete regression of hyaloid vascular system).
Wollensak, Josef, Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Berlin, Germany
Q12.08
Lens -> Congenital and Juvenile Cataracts, Usually Bilateral (see also: Congenital Syndromes) -> Anterior and Posterior Polar Cataract
Embryology; lens
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